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Shimazu Yoshihiro

1535–1619 · 16th century

Shimazu Yoshihiro was a samurai general of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma, brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. He fought in the conquest of Kyushu, won a famous victory at Sacheon during Japan's invasion of Korea in 1598, and at Sekigahara in 1600 led his small force on a desperate breakout through the victorious Tokugawa army. Satsuma kept its lands through negotiation.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shimazu Yoshihiro. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shimazu-yoshihiro
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