Shimazu Yoshihiro (島津 義弘, August 21, 1535 – August 30, 1619) was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Traditionally believed to be the seventeenth head of the Shimazu clan, he was a skilled general during the Sengoku period who greatly contributed to the unification of Kyūshū.
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21 August 1535 Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Died |
30 August 1619 (aged 84)
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Zodiac | Leo |
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