INTERACTIVE BATTLE
Kyushu Campaign
1587年3月〜5月 · Kyushu
Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Kyushu after intervention in the Otomo-Shimazu conflict and compelled Shimazu Yoshihisa to submit.
Background
The Shimazu expanded north from southern Kyushu into Otomo territory. After fighting continued despite Hideyoshi's peace order, armies under Hidenaga and Hideyoshi entered Kyushu.
Outcome
Shimazu Yoshihisa submitted at Taiheiji in Sendai. The Shimazu retained Satsuma, Osumi, and part of Hyuga within the Toyotomi order.
Course of the battle
1 March 1587
Toyotomi armies advance into Kyushu
Armies under Toyotomi Hidenaga and Hideyoshi advanced by several routes and attacked Shimazu positions.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi — supreme commander of the Toyotomi forces
Toyotomi Hidenaga — commands the vanguard force
Shimazu Yoshihisa — lord of the Shimazu clan
Shimazu Yoshihiro — commanded the Shimazu army
Sources123·Certainty: Medium
2 April 1587
Shimazu forces are defeated at Nejirozaka
Shimazu forces attacked Toyotomi positions at Nejirozaka in Hyuga but were defeated, weakening organized resistance.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi — 豊臣軍総指揮
Toyotomi Hidenaga — 先発軍の指揮
Shimazu Yoshihisa — lord of the Shimazu clan
Shimazu Yoshihiro — commanded the Shimazu army
Sources123·Certainty: Medium
3 May 1587
Shimazu Yoshihisa submits
Yoshihisa submitted to Hideyoshi at Taiheiji in Sendai. The account emphasizes submission and territorial settlement rather than uncertain troop totals.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi — 豊臣軍総指揮
Toyotomi Hidenaga — 先発軍の指揮
Shimazu Yoshihisa — lord of the Shimazu clan
Shimazu Yoshihiro — commanded the Shimazu army
Sources123·Certainty: Medium
Historical significance
The settlement incorporated major Kyushu lords and prepared the regional mobilization later centered on Nagoya Castle and the Korean invasions.
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Key figures
豊臣氏
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Other events of 1587
Notes on the data
Troop totals, losses, and individual exploits are limited to what the research note supports.
Sources consulted
- 鹿児島県「秀吉の九州遠征」
- 福岡市博物館「戦国時代の博多展4」
- 文化遺産オンライン「豊臣秀吉条書 筑前国箱崎宛」
The numbers in the text refer to the list above. Certainty indicates how far a statement is supported by the cited sources; it does not refer to the precision of the coordinates or the dating.
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