Shimazu Yoshihiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shimazu Yoshihiro

[島津義弘] samurai of the Sengoku period

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1535

Place of Birth: Kagoshima, Japan

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1619

Profession: samurai

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Shimazu Yoshihiro (?? ??, August 21, 1535 – August 30, 1619) was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and 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 Kyushu.
He is said to have been born in Izaku Castle in 1535.
He was the castle lord in command of Iino Castle.