Shimazu Takahisa

Shimazu Takahisa

male, deceased (1571)
Daimyo, Iehisa, Yoshihiro, Toshihisa, Tanegashima, Shimazu Iehisa
Shimazu Takahisa, the son of Shimazu Tadayoshi, was a daimyo during Japan's Sengoku period. He was the fifteenth head of the Shimazu clan. On 1526,...
Wang Zhi

Wang Zhi

male
hai jin, ban on overseas trade, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Tanegashima, Taizhou, Yangtze River Delta
Wang Zhi (汪直) was a Chinese pirate and trader of the 16th century, one of the chief named and known figures among the "wokou" ("Japanese" pira...
Francis Asbury Roe

Francis Asbury Roe

male, deceased (1901)
United States Naval Academy, junk, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Civil War, Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Confederate States…Tanegashima
Francis Asbury Roe (October 4 1823 - December 28 1901) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the American Civil War. Born in...

Tanegashima Satotoki

506 years old
(1503-1567) Tanegashima Satotoki, the son of Tanegashima Tadatoki. Satotoki was the controller of the Tanegashima island, just to the south of...

Tanegashima Hisatoki

441 years old
(1568-1611) Tanegashima Hisatoki was the youngest son of Tanegashima Tokitada, and a valiant retainer under the Shimazu. He followed Shimazu...

Kaori Tanegashima

 (Monterey Park, California, United States)
professor, East Los Angeles College, languages
Shimazu Yoshihisa

Shimazu Yoshihisa

male, deceased (1611)
Daimyo, Shimazu Iehisa, Yoshihisa, Aso clan, battle of Kigasakihara, Nyurai'in Shigesato…Tanegashima Tokiaki
Shimazu Yoshihisa was a daimyo of Satsuma Province and the eldest son of Shimazu Takahisa. His mother was a daughter of "Nyurai'in...