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Shimazu Kyushu Expansion

Type Event Region Asia Time 1561–1584

In the 1560s, the Satsuma daimyo Shimazu, led by Yoshihisa, accelerated the unification of southern Kyushu, contending fiercely with Otomo Sorin and …

Timeline

  1. 1562–1566Satsuma · SatsumaShimazu Yoshihisa succeeded his father Takahisa (Yoshihiro was his younger brother), gradually subduing Satsuma's warlords and pushing east into Hyuga, fighting the Ito and others, consolidating Shimazu rule on the Satsuma Peninsula.
  2. 1566–1568Bungo · BungoThe Shimazu expanded into Bungo and Hyuga, repeatedly contending with Otomo Sorin and intermediate powers. In the mid-to-late 1560s, Shimazu arquebus tactics and mountain warfare gradually compressed Otomo power in western Kyushu.
  3. 1584Okitanawate · HizenAt the 1584 Battle of Okitanawate, the Shimazu alliance annihilated Ryuzoji Takanobu's main force with ambush and arquebus tactics; Ryuzoji Takanobu was killed. The battle devastated the Ryuzoji of Hizen, giving Shimazu expansion in western Kyushu a decisive breakthrough.

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