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Shimazu Yoshihiro

1535 - 1619

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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 17th head of the Shimazu clan, he was a skilled general during the Sengoku period who greatly contributed to the unification of Kyūshū. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shimazu Yoshihiro is the 5,364th most popular politician (down from 3,524th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from Japan (down from 187th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 5,364 out of 19,576. Before him are Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, William Hague, Adalbert of Italy, Max Adler, Reginald Johnston, and Liu Zhang. After him are Tvrtko II of Bosnia, Louis, Prince Napoléon, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Heraclius II of Georgia, and Wilhelm Groener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1535, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 9. Before him are Sofonisba Anguissola, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Federico Barocci, Alessandro Allori, and Giambattista della Porta. After him are Luis de Molina, Martin Frobisher, Sayri Túpac, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Catherine Stenbock, and Marcantonio Colonna. Among people deceased in 1619, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 10. Before him are John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, Nicholas Hilliard, Ludovico Carracci, Lucilio Vanini, and Lawrence of Brindisi. After him are Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Diane de France, Hieronymus Fabricius, Jagat Gosain, Stephen Pongracz, and Marko Krizin.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 398 out of 6,245. Before him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Akinori Nakayama (1943), Kikunae Ikeda (1864), Akira Matsunaga (1914), Otoya Yamaguchi (1943), and Franklin J. Schaffner (1920). After him are Koji Sasaki (1936), Shizuo Miyama (null), Yamato Takeru (72), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), Kentaro Miura (1966), and Emperor Heizei (773).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Shimazu Yoshihiro ranks 128. Before him are Emperor Fushimi (1265), Mōri Motonari (1497), Mamoru Shigemitsu (1887), Emperor Kōbun (648), Ichirō Hatoyama (1883), and Emperor Sushun (520). After him are Yamato Takeru (72), Emperor Heizei (773), Emperor Kameyama (1249), Emperor Kōkō (830), Terauchi Masatake (1852), and Emperor Go-Toba (1180).

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