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* ''Titles: Samanosuke''  

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Hisatora governed Ei district in [[Satsuma province]] and by [[1584]] was serving as a counselor to [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]. A veteran of many engagements (including [[Battle of Takabaru|Takabaru]]-[[1576]], [[Battle of Mimigawa|Mimigawa]]-1578, and [[Battle of Minamata|Minamata]]-[[1581]]), and wounded at the [[Battle of Okitanawate]] (1584), Hisatora was considered a great soldier.  

Ei Hisatora governed Ei district in [[Satsuma province]] and by [[1584]] was serving as a counselor to [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]]. He fought in many notable battles, including the [[1576]] [[Battle of Takabaru]], the [[1578]] [[Battle of Mimigawa]], and the [[1581]] [[Battle of Minamata]]. He was wounded at the 1584 [[Battle of Okitanawate]].

 

Ruling or governing the southern tip of Satsuma province, including the port of [[Yamakawa]], Ei received orders in [[1583]] from Shimazu Yoshihisa forbidding him from engaging in independent trade.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 208.</ref>

==References==

==References==

* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005

* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005

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