Kyūshū campaign
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The Kyūshū campaign of 1586–1587 was part of the campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who sought to dominate Japan at the end of the Sengoku period. Having subjugated much of Honshū and Shikoku, Hideyoshi turned his attention to the southernmost of the main Japanese islands, Kyūshū.
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Kyūshū campaign | |||||||||
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Part of Sengoku period | |||||||||
The island of Kyūshū, with modern-day Kagoshima prefecture, roughly corresponding to the Shimazu family's home province of Satsuma highlighted. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Toyotomi clan Ōtomo clan Chōsokabe clan Mōri clan |
Shimazu clan Akizuki clan | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hidenaga Otomo Sorin Chosokabe Motochika Kobayakawa Takakage |
Shimazu Yoshihisa Shimazu Yoshihiro Shimazu Toshihisa Shimazu Iehisa Akizuki Tanezane | ||||||||
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200,000 | 30,000 |
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