The siege of Kajiki was fought in 1549 the

Shimazu clan The were the ''daimyō'' of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan. The Shimazu were identified as one of the '' tozama'' or outsider ''daimyō'' familiesAppert, Georges ''et al.'' (1888). in cont ...

besieged the castle of Kajiki in what is now Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. The siege succeeded and the castle was taken. The siege is notable for the first time "Portuguese derived"

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Shimazu Takahisa , the son of Shimazu Tadayoshi, was a ''daimyō'' during Japan's Sengoku period. He was the fifteenth head of the Shimazu clan. Biography In 1514, he is said to have been born in Izaku Castle. On 1526, Takahisa was adopted as the successor to Sh ...

attacked the castle of Kajiki in Ōsumi Province, in southern

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. Ijuin Tadaaki, a Shimazu vassal, used a gun provided by

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. Shimazu Takahisa earned the distinction of being the first Daimyō to use European firearms in battle. Over the next few years, Shimazu Takahisa continued to expand Shimazu territory on the island of Kyushu.

References

Sources ↑ Samurai Commanders 1, Stgephen Turnbull pg.49 ↑ Samurai Sourcebook, Stephen Turnbull pg.78 ↑ Samurai Commanders 1, Stephen Turnbull pg.49 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kajiki Battles of the Sengoku period 1549 in Japan Shimazu clan Sieges involving Japan Conflicts in 1549