Arima Yoshisada

Arima Yoshisada
有馬 義貞
Arima clan head
Preceded byArima Haruzumi
Succeeded byArima Harunobu
Personal details
Born
Yoshinao

Daiei 1 (1521)
Hizen, Ashikaga, Japan
DiedTensho 5 (15 January 1577)
Parent(s)Arima Haruzumi (father), Ōmura Sumitomo daughter's (mother)
RelativesŌmura Sumitada, Naokazu Chijiwa, Mori Matsuura, Sutra Shiki (siblings)
OccupationTycoon
Known forLeader of Arima clan
NicknameDon Andres (spiritual)

Arima Yoshisada (Japanese: 有馬義貞) was a Japanese daimyo from Hizen. He lived during the Sengoku period. He was the son and successor of Arima Haruzumi and the father of Kirishitan daimyo Arima Harunobu.[1][2] He was the 12th head of the Arima clan.[3]

In 1563, Yoshisada formed a partnership with the Portuguese and the Jesuits due to the goods they brought to the domain. In 1576, Yoshisada converted to Christianity, along with some of his subjects.[4] He was given the bapstimal name Don Andre.[5]

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  2. ^ "Chapter 5 : Christian Daimyo, Harunobu Arima | Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region". Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ "chapter 1 : Japanese Medieval Kingdom Arima | Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region". Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  4. ^ Strathern, Alan (2020-11-18). "The Many Meanings of Iconoclasm: Warrior and Christian Temple-Shrine Destruction in Late Sixteenth Century Japan". Journal of Early Modern History. 25 (3): 163–193. doi:10.1163/15700658-BJA10023. ISSN 1385-3783. S2CID 229468278.
  5. ^ Trade and Finance in Global Missions (16th-18th Centuries). Brill Publishers. 2020. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-44419-5.