Hisatoki was a younger son of [[Tanegashima Tokitada]]. He followed [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] on his campaigns against the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]] and [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] and later served in the [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]].
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Tanegashima Hisatoki was a late 16th-early 17th century lord of the islands of [[Tanegashima]], [[Yakushima]], and [[Erabushima]].
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A younger son of [[Tanegashima Tokitada]], he followed [[Shimazu Yoshihisa]] on his campaigns against the [[Ryuzoji clan|Ryûzôji]] and [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clans]] and later served under the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] in [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]].
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In [[1582]], Shimazu Yoshihisa barred him from selling lumber to non-Shimazu parties in [[Kyushu]], and from sending ships to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] without Yoshihisa's authorization.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 208.</ref>