Shimazu Takahisa | |
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島津貴久 | |
Head of Shimazu clan | |
In office 1527–1566 | |
Preceded by | Shimazu Katsuhisa |
Succeeded by | Shimazu Yoshihisa |
Personal details | |
Born | May 28, 1514 Izaku Castle |
Died | July 15, 1571 (aged 57) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Relations | Shimazu Katsuhisa (adopted father) |
Children | Shimazu Yoshihisa Shimazu Yoshihiro Shimazu Toshihisa Shimazu Iehisa |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Shimazu clan |
Rank | Daimyō |
Unit | Shimazu clan |
Battles/wars | Siege of Kajiki (1549) Siege of Iwatsurugi (1554) |
Shimazu Takahisa (島津 貴久, May 28, 1514 – July 15, 1571), a son of Shimazu Tadayoshi, was a daimyō during Japan's Sengoku period. He was the fifteenth head of the Shimazu clan.