Shimazu Hisatsune

Shimazu Hisatsune (島津 久経; 1225 – 1284) (otherwise known as Hisachika)[1] was a mid-Kamakura period samurai and the third head of the Shimazu clan. He served as a Kamakura shogunate gokenin and succeeded his father Shimazu Tadatoshi as clan head.

During the Mongol invasions of Japan, Hisatsune defended Hakata Bay alongside Shōni Kagesuke during the Battle of Kōan. He passed away in 1284.[2]

References

  1. ^ Stephen Turnbull (19 February 2013). The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281. Osprey Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4728-0045-9. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ Stephen Turnbull (19 February 2013). The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281. Osprey Publishing. p. 40, 86. ISBN 978-1-4728-0045-9. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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