About Hongo Tokihisa
Lived 1530 – 1596 (aged 65–66). Hongo Tokihisa was a military commander.
was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, who served the Shimazu clan.
In 1573, Tokihisa defeated an attack led by the Kimotsuki clan. In 1578 he would suppress a rebel coalition of former Itō retainers.
After Toyotomi Hideyoshi had invaded the lands of Kyūshū in 1587 and forced the Shimazu into surrender by that same year, Tokihisa acted as Hideyoshi's hostage, henceforth placed at Miyanojo castle in Hyuga Province, on the condition of his cooperation.
He has a son, Hongo Tadatora, who also served the Shimazu clan.
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Who was Hongo Tokihisa?
Japanese samurai
When was Hongo Tokihisa born?
Hongo Tokihisa was born in 1530.
When did Hongo Tokihisa die?
Hongo Tokihisa died on 1 March 1596.
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Hongo Tokihisa was a military commander.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hongo Tokihisa. https://biography.guide/hongo-tokihisa/
MLA: "Hongo Tokihisa." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hongo-tokihisa/.
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