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[[Image:Japan Kyushu Kagoshima.png|250px|thumb|right|The island of Kyûshû, with modern-day Kagoshima prefecture, roughly corresponding to the [[Shimazu clan]]'s home [[Satsuma province|province of Satsuma]] highlighted.]]
*[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], [[Mori clan|Môri clan]] ''et al'' vs. [[Shimazu clan]], [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]], [[Akizuki clan]] ''et al''
**''Japanese:'' 九州征伐 (''Kyûshû seibatsu'')
**''Period: [[1587]]''
**''Place: [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]]
[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] Kyûshû Campaign of [[1587]] was part of his efforts to gain control of Japan at the end of the [[Sengoku period]]. Having subjugated much of [[Honshu|Honshû]] and [[Invasion of Shikoku (1585)|Shikoku]], and with his eye on [[Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea|invading Korea]], Hideyoshi turned his attention to the southernmost of the main Japanese islands, [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]], in 1587.
Battles had raged for the previous few years between the ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of Kyûshû, and by 1587 the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han|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 [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]] and prepared for the invasion.
The Ôtomo were supported by armies under [[Sengoku Hidehisa]] and [[Chosokabe Motochika|Chôsokabe 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 Chôsokabe delayed the Shimazu, however, and weakened them in preparation for the arrival of Hideyoshi's armies and those of the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]], another of Hideyoshi's allies.
[[Hashiba Hidenaga]], half-brother to Hideyoshi, landed to the south of Bungo, attacking the Shimazu at [[Takajo|Takajô]], on Kyûshû'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 was not attacked; the Shimazu surrendered, leaving Hideyoshi to return his attention to the [[Go-Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of the [[Kanto|Kantô]], the last major clan to oppose him.
Hideyoshi would make use of Kyûshû through much of the 1590s in his attacks on Korea.
==Battles of the Kyûshû Campaign==
===1586===
*[[Siege of Toshimitsu]] - the Shimazu seize Toshimitsu and Funai castles from the Ôtomo, despite delaying tactics from Hideyoshi's allies.
*[[Battle of Hetsugigawa]] - Sengoku, Ôtomo, and Chôsokabe continue to battle and delay the Shimazu, but ultimately retreat, leaving Bungo province to the Shimazu.
===1587===
*[[Battle of Takajo|Battle of Takajô]] (also called Takashiro) - Hashiba Hidenaga attacks the Shimazu in [[Hyûga province]], forcing them to retreat to Satsuma.
*[[Siege of Ganjaku]] - Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacks the Akizuki clan in the north of Kyûshû.
*[[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.
==Reference==
''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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{{Battles
|name=Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
|battles=[[Siege of Kozuki|Kôzuki]] – [[Siege of Itami (1579)|Itami]] – [[Siege of Miki|Miki]] – [[Siege of Tottori|Tottori]] – [[Siege of Takamatsu|Takamatsu]] – [[Battle of Yamazaki|Yamazaki]] – [[Battle of Uchide-hama|Uchide-hama]] – [[Battle of Shizugatake|Shizugatake]] – [[Battle of Komaki|Komaki]] – [[Battle of Nagakute|Nagakute]] – [[Siege of Kaganoi|Kaganoi]] – [[Siege of Takehana|Takehana]] – [[Siege of Kanie|Kanie]] – [[Siege of Toyama|Toyama]] – [[Siege of Negoroji|Negoroji]] – [[Siege of Ota Castle|Ôta Castle]] – [[Invasion of Shikoku (1585)|Shikoku & Ichinomiya]] – [[Battle of Takajo|Takajô]] – [[Siege of Ganjaku|Ganjaku]] – [[Siege of Akizuki|Akizuki]] – [[Battle of Sendaigawa|Sendaigawa]] – [[Siege of Kagoshima|Kagoshima]] – [[Siege of Hachigata (1590)|Hachigata]] – [[Siege of Odawara (1590)|Odawara]] – [[Siege of Shimoda|Shimoda]] – [[Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea|Korea]]}}
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[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
*[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], [[Mori clan|Môri clan]] ''et al'' vs. [[Shimazu clan]], [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]], [[Akizuki clan]] ''et al''
**''Japanese:'' 九州征伐 (''Kyûshû seibatsu'')
**''Period: [[1587]]''
**''Place: [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]]
[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] Kyûshû Campaign of [[1587]] was part of his efforts to gain control of Japan at the end of the [[Sengoku period]]. Having subjugated much of [[Honshu|Honshû]] and [[Invasion of Shikoku (1585)|Shikoku]], and with his eye on [[Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea|invading Korea]], Hideyoshi turned his attention to the southernmost of the main Japanese islands, [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]], in 1587.
Battles had raged for the previous few years between the ''[[daimyo|daimyô]]'' of Kyûshû, and by 1587 the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han|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 [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo clan]] and prepared for the invasion.
The Ôtomo were supported by armies under [[Sengoku Hidehisa]] and [[Chosokabe Motochika|Chôsokabe 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 Chôsokabe delayed the Shimazu, however, and weakened them in preparation for the arrival of Hideyoshi's armies and those of the [[Mori clan|Môri clan]], another of Hideyoshi's allies.
[[Hashiba Hidenaga]], half-brother to Hideyoshi, landed to the south of Bungo, attacking the Shimazu at [[Takajo|Takajô]], on Kyûshû'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 was not attacked; the Shimazu surrendered, leaving Hideyoshi to return his attention to the [[Go-Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of the [[Kanto|Kantô]], the last major clan to oppose him.
Hideyoshi would make use of Kyûshû through much of the 1590s in his attacks on Korea.
==Battles of the Kyûshû Campaign==
===1586===
*[[Siege of Toshimitsu]] - the Shimazu seize Toshimitsu and Funai castles from the Ôtomo, despite delaying tactics from Hideyoshi's allies.
*[[Battle of Hetsugigawa]] - Sengoku, Ôtomo, and Chôsokabe continue to battle and delay the Shimazu, but ultimately retreat, leaving Bungo province to the Shimazu.
===1587===
*[[Battle of Takajo|Battle of Takajô]] (also called Takashiro) - Hashiba Hidenaga attacks the Shimazu in [[Hyûga province]], forcing them to retreat to Satsuma.
*[[Siege of Ganjaku]] - Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacks the Akizuki clan in the north of Kyûshû.
*[[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.
==Reference==
''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
<center>
{{Battles
|name=Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
|battles=[[Siege of Kozuki|Kôzuki]] – [[Siege of Itami (1579)|Itami]] – [[Siege of Miki|Miki]] – [[Siege of Tottori|Tottori]] – [[Siege of Takamatsu|Takamatsu]] – [[Battle of Yamazaki|Yamazaki]] – [[Battle of Uchide-hama|Uchide-hama]] – [[Battle of Shizugatake|Shizugatake]] – [[Battle of Komaki|Komaki]] – [[Battle of Nagakute|Nagakute]] – [[Siege of Kaganoi|Kaganoi]] – [[Siege of Takehana|Takehana]] – [[Siege of Kanie|Kanie]] – [[Siege of Toyama|Toyama]] – [[Siege of Negoroji|Negoroji]] – [[Siege of Ota Castle|Ôta Castle]] – [[Invasion of Shikoku (1585)|Shikoku & Ichinomiya]] – [[Battle of Takajo|Takajô]] – [[Siege of Ganjaku|Ganjaku]] – [[Siege of Akizuki|Akizuki]] – [[Battle of Sendaigawa|Sendaigawa]] – [[Siege of Kagoshima|Kagoshima]] – [[Siege of Hachigata (1590)|Hachigata]] – [[Siege of Odawara (1590)|Odawara]] – [[Siege of Shimoda|Shimoda]] – [[Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea|Korea]]}}
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[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period]]
