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The
Kyūshū Campaign of
1587 was part of the campaigns of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi who sought to dominate Japan at the end of the
Sengoku period. Having subjugated much of
Honshū and
Shikoku, and with his eye on
invading Korea, Hideyoshi turned his attention to the southernmost of the main Japanese islands,
Kyūshū, in 1587.
Battles had raged for the previous few years between the daimyo of Kyūshū, and by 1587 the
Shimazu family of
Satsuma were the primary power on the island. In 1586, hearing of Hideyoshi's plans for invasion, they lifted their siege of
Tachibana castle, withdrawing a great portion of their forces back to
Higo province, while the rest stayed in
Bungo province. There, they seized
Funai Castle from the
Ōtomo clan and prepared for the invasion.
The Ōtomo were supported by armies under
Sengoku Hidehisa and
Chōsokabe Motochika, a major Shikoku lord who had been defeated by Hideyoshi the previous year, and had thus joined him. Though Bungo province ultimately fell to the Shimazu. Sengoku and Chōsokabe delayed them, however, and weakened them in preparation for the arrival of Hideyoshi's armies and those of the
Mōri clan, another ally of Hideyoshi.
Hashiba Hidenaga, half-brother to Hideyoshi, landed to the south of Bungo, attacking the Shimazu at
Takajō, on Kyūshū's eastern coast, in 1587. Meanwhile, Hideyoshi took his own forces down a more westerly route, attacking
Ganjaku castle in
Chikuzen province, which was held by the
Akizuki clan. Later that year, the two brothers would meet up in the Shimazu's home province of Satsuma, to assault their home castle at
Kagoshima. Ultimately, Kagoshima itself wasn't attacked; the Shimazu surrendered, leaving Hideyoshi to return his attention to the
Hōjō clan of the
Kantō, the last major clan to oppose him.
Hideyoshi would make use of Kyūshū through much of the 1590s in his attacks on Korea.
Battles of the Kyūshū Campaign
1586
- Siege of Toshimitsu - the Shimazu seize Toshimitsu and Funai castles from the Ōtomo, despite delaying tactics from Hideyoshi's allies.
- Battle of Hetsugigawa - Sengoku, Ōtomo, and Chōsokabe continue to battle and delay the Shimazu, but ultimately retreat, leaving Bungo province to the Shimazu.
1587
Battle of Takajō (also called Takashiro) - Hashiba Hidenaga attacks the Shimazu in Hyūga province, forcing them to retreat to Satsuma.
Siege of Ganjaku - Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacks the Akizuki clan in the north of Kyūshū.
Siege of Akizuki - Hideyoshi continues his assault on the Akizuki by sieging Oguma castle; the Akizuki surrender.
Battle of Sendaigawa (also called Chidorigawa) - Hideyoshi and Hidenaga join forces and begin their attack on Satsuma.
Siege of Kagoshima - Hideyoshi and Hidenaga surround the Shimazu capital, and earn a surrender without laying siege to the castle.Further Information
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