Amakusa ShirÅ
Amakusa Shiro (Japanese天 草 四郎; Real Name: Masuda Tokisada (益田 时 贞) * 1621, † April 12, 1638 ) was the leader of the Shimabara Rebellion in Japan during the Edo period.
The son of a former follower of the Konishi clan was regarded by the leaders of the rebellion as the " Fourth Son of Heaven ", which would come to the predictions of Francisco de Xavier y Jassu to lead the Christianierung Japan.
Amakusa Shiro led the defense of the castle Hara and died when she fell after months of siege. His head was long time on a spear impaled in Nagasaki issued to deter other potential Christian rebels.