Siege of Kagoshima explained

Conflict:Siege of Kagoshima
Partof:Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign
Date:1587
Place:Kagoshima, Satsuma Province, Japan
Territory:Satsuma (and most of Kyūshū) falls to Hideyoshi
Result:Toyotomi Hideyoshi victory through negotiation
Combatant1:Forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Combatant2:Forces of the Shimazu clan
Commander1:Hashiba Hidenaga
Katō Kiyomasa
Fukushima Masanori
Kuroda Yoshitaka
Takayama Ukon
Commander2:Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Shimazu Toshihisa
Shimazu Iehisa
Uwai Satokane
Strength1:60,000

The 1587 siege of Kagoshima took place during Japan's Sengoku period, and was the last stand of the Shimazu family against the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This was the final battle in Hideyoshi's campaign to take Kyūshū.

Following the Shimazu defeat at Sendaigawa, the Shimazu then retreated to their home castle of Kagoshima. Hideyoshi's forces numbering roughly 60,000, then made a landing, having set off from Akune. Under the leadership of Hashiba Hidenaga, Fukushima Masanori, Katō Kiyomasa, and Kuroda Yoshitaka, they then surrounded the city. The land-based divisions, which were not on the boats from Akune, had traversed the volcanic valleys defending the city with the help of local monks. In the end, however, negotiation precluded any fighting.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Turnbull. Stephen. The Samurai Sourcebook. 1998. Cassell & Co. London. 9781854095237. 240.