1. Shima Kiyooki, known as Shima Tomoyuki and Shima Katsutake, was a Japanese samurai of the late Sengoku period.
11 Facts About Shima Sakon
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Shima Sakon eventually left the service of the Hatakeyama clan, Tsutsui Junkei, Toyotomi Hidenaga and eventually joined and serve under Ishida Mitsunari.
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The Shima Sakon clan was considered to be a resident landholder around present-day Heguri-cho, Ikoma County, Nara Prefecture.
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Shima Sakon served the Hatakeyama clan who were the Shugo of Kawachi Province.
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In 1562, Shima Sakon took part in the Battle of Kyokoji in which Hatakeyama Takamasa fought Miyoshi Nagayoshi, but Takamasa was defeated.
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Later in 1577, Shima Sakon became one of the two primary samurai officers under Tsutsui Junkei alongside Matsukura Shigenobu.
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Later in 1598 after Hideyoshi died, Shima Sakon proceeded to help Mitsunari as he struggled against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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In 1600, a few days before the battle of Sekigahara, Shima Sakon led an assault on Ieyasu's Eastern army at Battle of Kuisegawa with great success.
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Some sources suggest Shima Sakon led musketmen and that his position had cannons.
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Shima Sakon fought against Hosokawa Tadaoki and was shot by riflemen led by Kuroda Kanbei's son, Nagamasa, and forcing him to retreat.
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Shima Sakon's fate remains somewhat of a mystery since neither he nor his body was on the battlefield after the battle.