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* ''Japanese'': [[島津]]義弘 ''(Shimazu Yoshihiro)''

* ''Japanese'': [[島津]]義弘 ''(Shimazu Yoshihiro)''

Yoshihiro was the 2nd son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]] and 17th head of the [[Shimazu clan]].

Yoshihiro was the second son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]] and 17th head of the [[Shimazu clan]].

Born on 21 August 1535, he displayed great promise from an early age and served in many of his brother [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa's]] campaigns. At [[Kizakihara]] in [[1572]], 300 men under Yoshihiro defeated [[Ito Yoshisuke|Itô Yoshisuke's]] 3000 in what is sometimes called the "[[Okehazama]] of [[Kyushu]]". He went on to fight at [[Takabaru]] ([[1576]]), [[Mimigawa]] ([[1576]]), [[Minamata]] ([[1581]]), and [[Hetsugigawa]] ([[1587]]). He was named [[daimyo|daimyô]] following the submission of the Shimazu to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] in 1587. He led 10,000 men in the [[First Korean Campaign]] (1592-93) aboard his flagship Kotaka-maru<!--小鷹丸-->,<ref>Gallery labels, [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]], Kagoshima.</ref> and during the [[Second Korean Campaign]] fought at the battles of [[Battle of Namwon|Namwôn]] and [[Battle of Sachon|Sachôn]]. At the start of the First Korean Campaign, a number of retainers, including his own brother [[Shimazu Toshihisa|Toshihisa]], protested being called on to serve and so Yoshihiro was compelled to punish them. He played a role in abducting Korean potters and bringing them to Satsuma as prisoners of war, spurring the development of [[Satsuma wares]] (''Satsuma-yaki'' style or technique of pottery).

Born on 21 August 1535, he displayed great promise from an early age and served in many of his brother [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa's]] campaigns. At [[Battle of Kizakihara|Kizakihara]] in [[1572]], 300 men under Yoshihiro defeated [[Ito Yoshisuke|Itô Yoshisuke's]] three thousand, in what is sometimes called the "[[Battle of Okehazama|Okehazama]] of [[Kyushu]]". He went on to secure Shimazu control over [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] by [[1577]], and to fight at the battles of [[Battle of Takabaru|Takabaru]] ([[1576]]), [[Battle of Mimigawa|Mimigawa]] ([[1576]]), [[Battle of Minamata|Minamata]] ([[1581]]), and [[Battle of Hetsugigawa|Hetsugigawa]] ([[1587]]). Yoshihiro was named ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' following the submission of the Shimazu to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]] in 1587. He led 10,000 men in the [[First Korean Campaign]] (1592-93) aboard his flagship ''[[Kotaka-maru]]''<!--小鷹丸-->,<ref>Gallery labels, [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]], Kagoshima.</ref> and during the [[Second Korean Campaign]] fought at the battles of [[Battle of Namwon|Namwôn]] and [[Battle of Sachon|Sachôn]]. At the start of the First Korean Campaign, a number of retainers, including his own brother [[Shimazu Toshihisa|Toshihisa]], protested being called on to serve and so Yoshihiro was compelled to punish them. He played a role in abducting Korean potters and bringing them to Satsuma as prisoners of war, spurring the development of [[Satsuma wares]] (''Satsuma-yaki'' style or technique of pottery).

He sided with [[Ishida Mitsunari]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] of [[1600]]. Along with Shimazu Toyohisa he joined Ishida's army but their small contingent was almost wiped out in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. After the defeat he retired in favor of his son Tadatsune, but continued to wield some political power as Tadatsune's guardian. Receiving permission from the shogunate to launch a punitive mission against the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], Yoshihiro and Tadatsune did so in [[1609]].  

He sided with [[Ishida Mitsunari]] during the [[Sekigahara Campaign]] of [[1600]]. Along with Shimazu Toyohisa he joined Ishida's army but their small contingent was almost wiped out in the [[Battle of Sekigahara]]. After the defeat he retired in favor of his son [[Shimazu Tadatsune|Tadatsune]], but continued to wield some political power as Tadatsune's guardian. Receiving permission from the shogunate to launch a punitive mission against the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]], Yoshihiro and Tadatsune did so in [[1609]].  

He is said to have fought in 52 battles over the course of his life and was an able leader. He died on 30 August 1619.  

He is said to have fought in 52 battles over the course of his life and was an able leader. He died on 30 August 1619.