his position. Yoshihiro was essential to the Shimazu clan and both Ieyasu and Hideyoshi tried to divide the clan by treating Yoshihiro well, but treating the elder brother Yoshihisa badly, which did not succeed. He was a devoted Buddhist, and built a monument for enemy troops during the Seven-Year War. In popular culture See He is a playable character in Pokémon Conquest (Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition in Japan), with his partner Pokémon being Gurdurr and Conkeldurr. He is also a playable character in Total War: Shogun 2. He is a playable character in the Samurai Warriors series of video games. He is a playable character in the Sengoku Basara series of video games. Further reading Shimazu Yoshihiro : 徳永真一郎 『島津義弘』（光文社光文社文庫・1992） later （学陽書房 人物文庫 2010年） Shimazu Yoshihiro : 加野厚志 『島津義弘』（PHP研究所/PHP文庫 1996） Shimazu Hashiru : 池宮彰一郎 『島津奔る』上下巻（新潮社 2001） Vol1. , Vol2 Shimazu Yoshihiro : 江宮隆之 『島津義弘』（学研M文庫、2004 ） Sengokuishin Shimazutoeden : 荒川佳夫 『戦国維新 島津東征伝』全3巻（学研歴史群像新書、2004〜2006） Vol.1 , Vol.2 Vol.3 References External links Shimazu-Yoshihiro.com -About Shimazu Yoshihiro (Japanese) 1535 births 1619 deaths Daimyo People of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) People from Satsuma Domain Shimazu clan Deified Japanese people People from Kagoshima Prefecture