Shima Sakon

Shima Sakon

, often called nihongo|Shima Sakon|島 左近|, was a samurai working under Tsutsui. Shima eventually left the service of the Tsutsui, and eventually joined Ishida Mitsunari under the banner of the Uesugi Clan. He then traded alliances with Takeda Shingen under whom he learned the ways of the strategist.At the Battle of Sekigahara, Shima served as one of Ishida's higher ranking officers, commanding a unit of men 1,000 strong. Some sources suggest Shima lead musketmen and that his position had cannons. Early in the battle, he was wounded by fire from an army working for Tokugawa Ieyasu, and may have retreated once hit. He died of his wounds about one month after the battle.

See also

*People of the Sengoku period in popular culture

External links

* [http://www009.upp.so-net.ne.jp/Yochan-YM3180/simasakon.html Portraits of the Samurai: Sakon Shima]


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