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According to some sources, Ryukyuan resistance on Amami fell quickly, but the invading forces simply took their time in an orderly operation. Other sources, however, indicate that 70 of the 75 ships sent to Amami Ôshima were knocked off course by the weather; the force was split, with Hisataka and Masamune landing on different parts of the island. According to these accounts, they were met by roughly 3000 Ryukyuan defenders, hunkered down in wooden fortifications, who were only finally defeated in the end through the use of the [[arquebus]], which would prove a key advantage for the Satsuma force throughout the invasion.

According to some sources, Ryukyuan resistance on Amami fell quickly, but the invading forces simply took their time in an orderly operation. Other sources, however, indicate that 70 of the 75 ships sent to Amami Ôshima were knocked off course by the weather; the force was split, with Hisataka and Masamune landing on different parts of the island. According to these accounts, they were met by roughly 3000 Ryukyuan defenders, hunkered down in wooden fortifications, who were only finally defeated in the end through the use of the [[arquebus]], which would prove a key advantage for the Satsuma force throughout the invasion.

Having secured Amami Ôshima, a portion of the invaders moved on to [[Tokunoshima]] on 3/18, where significant skirmishes occurred at Akitoku<!--秋徳--> and Kametsu<!--亀津-->. The invaders met with fierce resistance from formal Ryukyu guardsmen or warriors, led by [[Yonabaru Chochi|Yonabaru ''peechin'' Chôchi]]<ref>Many sources suggest that Yonabaru was the son-in-law of top royal advisor [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]], in order to tie Tei Dô more strongly into the history, connecting him as a "hero" to the fact that resistance on Tokunoshima was so strong. However, Gregory Smits, citing Uehara Kenzen, suggests that it's unlikely that there was any such relation between Yonabaru and Tei Dô. Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2018), 229.</ref> and by two unnamed brothers, accompanied by locals armed with farming implements, kitchen knives and the like. A group led by Kabayama Hisataka was stuck on Amami Ôshima, waiting for good winds, finally arriving on Tokunoshima on 3/20.<ref name=miyako24>''Miyakonojô to Ryûkyû ôkoku'', 24.</ref> The invaders, armed with ''[[teppo|teppô]]'' (arquebuses), eventually defeated the island's defenders on 3/22; at least six or seven samurai were killed in the clashes, along with 200-300 Ryukyuan warriors.

Having secured Amami Ôshima, a portion of the invaders moved on to [[Tokunoshima]] on 3/18, where significant skirmishes occurred at Akitoku<!--秋徳--> and Kametsu<!--亀津-->. While the invaders are said to have met with no resistance at Kanamasaki in the northeast of the island on 3/17, those aboard seven ships which made landfall at Wan'ya on the northwest coast encountered some one thousand defenders; the 200-300 Shimazu warriors defeated these defenders quickly, and took perhaps as many as fifty heads. Moving on to Akitoku by 3/20, the Shimazu then encountered fierce resistance from formal Ryukyu guardsmen or warriors, led by [[Yonabaru Chochi|Yonabaru ''peechin'' Chôchi]]<ref>Many sources suggest that Yonabaru was the son-in-law of top royal advisor [[Tei Do|Tei Dô]], in order to tie Tei Dô more strongly into the history, connecting him as a "hero" to the fact that resistance on Tokunoshima was so strong. However, Gregory Smits, citing Uehara Kenzen, suggests that it's unlikely that there was any such relation between Yonabaru and Tei Dô. He does seem, however, to have been an official under the ''[[Hokuzan kanshu]]'', dispatched from [[Nakijin]] to Tokunoshima at that time to aid in the resistance. Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2018), 228-229.</ref> and by two unnamed brothers, accompanied by locals armed with farming implements, kitchen knives and the like. A group led by Kabayama Hisataka was stuck on Amami Ôshima, waiting for good winds, finally arriving on Tokunoshima on 3/20.<ref name=miyako24>''Miyakonojô to Ryûkyû ôkoku'', 24.</ref> The invaders, armed with ''[[teppo|teppô]]'' (arquebuses), eventually defeated the island's defenders on 3/22; at least six or seven samurai were killed in the clashes, along with 200-300 Ryukyuan warriors.

A number of Ryukyuan ships, sent from Okinawa on 3/10, upon word of the attacks on Ôshima, skirted past Tokunoshima on 3/23. The Satsuma forces failed to intercept them. The following day, the samurai seized [[Okinoerabujima]]; though the coral reefs surrounding the island would normally have made a landing difficult, unusually high tides carried the Japanese ships over the obstacles, and the island surrendered with little or no fighting.

A number of Ryukyuan ships, sent from Okinawa on 3/10, upon word of the attacks on Ôshima, skirted past Tokunoshima on 3/23. The Satsuma forces failed to intercept them. The following day, the samurai seized [[Okinoerabujima]]; though the coral reefs surrounding the island would normally have made a landing difficult, unusually high tides carried the Japanese ships over the obstacles, and the island surrendered with little or no fighting.