Sengoku figure

Tanegashima Tokitaka

種子島時堯

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1543

8/25

Arrival of Portuguese and Tanegashima Tokitaka's acquisition of firearms

Adoption of firearms

A Chinese vessel carrying Portuguese drifted ashore at Mensura Cape on the southern tip of Tanegashima, and the island's lord, Tanegashima Tokitaka, purchased firearms. This marked the beginning of the introduction of firearms to Japan.