Shigetoki was the second son of [[Shimazu Yukihisa]] and was adopted as heir to the [[Iriki-in clan]] following the death of [[Iriki-in Shigetoyo]] in [[1583]]. He subsequently married a daughter of [[Shimazu Toshihisa]]. He was unable to serve in the [[1st Korean Campaign]] due to illness but joined the [[2nd Korean Campaign]] in [[1597]] and rendered distinguished service (at Namwan, Sach'on, and elsewhere), afterwards being given a fief at Yuno-o. In [[1599]] he helped put down a rebellion by [[Ijuin Tadamune]], and fought at [[Battle of Kusumure|Kusumure]], afterwards taking the news of the victory to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. He accompanied [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]] to the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in [[1600]]. When the western forces were defeated, Shigetoki was killed along with the entire Iriki-in contingent during the retreat from the battlefield. | Shigetoki was the second son of [[Shimazu Yukihisa]] and was adopted as heir to the [[Iriki-in clan]] following the death of [[Iriki-in Shigetoyo]] in [[1583]]. He subsequently married a daughter of [[Shimazu Toshihisa]]. He was unable to serve in the [[1st Korean Campaign]] due to illness but joined the [[2nd Korean Campaign]] in [[1597]] and rendered distinguished service (at Namwan, Sach'on, and elsewhere), afterwards being given a fief at Yuno-o. In [[1599]] he helped put down a rebellion by [[Ijuin Tadamune]], and fought at [[Battle of Kusumure|Kusumure]], afterwards taking the news of the victory to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]. He accompanied [[Shimazu Yoshihiro]] to the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] in [[1600]]. When the western forces were defeated, Shigetoki was killed along with the entire Iriki-in contingent during the retreat from the battlefield. |