Arima Yoshisada (Japanese: 有馬義貞) was a Japanese daimyo from Hizen. He lived during the Sengoku period. He was the son and successor of Arima Haruzumi and the father of Kirishitan daimyo Arima Harunobu.[1][2] He was the 12th head of the Arima clan.[3]

Arima Yoshisada
有馬 義貞
Arima clan head
Preceded byArima Haruzumi
Succeeded byArima Harunobu
Personal details
Born
Yoshinao

Daiei 1 (1521)
Hizen, Ashikaga, Japan
DiedTensho 5 (15 January 1577)
Parent(s)Arima Haruzumi (father), Ōmura Sumitomo daughter's (mother)
RelativesŌmura Sumitada, Naokazu Chijiwa, Mori Matsuura, Sutra Shiki (siblings)
OccupationTycoon
Known forLeader of Arima clan
NicknameDon Andres (spiritual)

In 1563, Yoshisada formed a partnership with the Portuguese and the Jesuits due to the goods they brought to the domain. In 1576, Yoshisada converted to Christianity, along with some of his subjects.[4] He was given the bapstimal name Don Andre.[5]

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  1. ^ "Arima Haruzumi「有馬晴純」 | Sengoku Jidai". sengokujidai.org. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  2. ^ "Chapter 5 : Christian Daimyo, Harunobu Arima | Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region". Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ "chapter 1 : Japanese Medieval Kingdom Arima | Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region". Light and Shadow: Christian History, Resurrected. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  4. ^ Strathern, Alan (2020-11-18). "The Many Meanings of Iconoclasm: Warrior and Christian Temple-Shrine Destruction in Late Sixteenth Century Japan". Journal of Early Modern History. 25 (3): 163–193. doi:10.1163/15700658-BJA10023. ISSN 1385-3783. S2CID 229468278.
  5. ^ Trade and Finance in Global Missions (16th-18th Centuries). Brill Publishers. 2020. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-44419-5.