Nejime Shigehira was a son of [[Nejime Shigetake]] and served three generations of Shimazu clan heads: [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa]], [[Shimazu Yoshihiro|Yoshihiro]], and [[Shimazu Iehisa|Iehisa (Tadatsuna)]]. He held [[Nejime castle]] in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]].
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Nejime Shigehira was a son of [[Nejime Shigetake]] and served three generations of Shimazu clan heads: [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Yoshihisa]], [[Shimazu Yoshihiro|Yoshihiro]], and [[Shimazu Iehisa|Iehisa (Tadatsuna)]]. He fought in a number of notable battles, including the [[1609]] [[invasion of Ryukyu]].<ref>Maria Grazia Petrucci, “Caught Between Piracy and Trade: The Shimazu of Southern Japan…”, in Robert Antony and Angela Schottenhammer (eds.), ''Beyond the Silk Roads'', Harrassowitz Verlag (2017), p104.</ref>
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He held [[Nejime castle]] in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]].