Siege of Iwatsurugi Castle

Part of Sengoku period

Date	1554
Location	Iwatsurugi Castle, Kyushu
Result	Shimazu victory

Belligerents

Shimazu clan

Rebel vassals

Commanders and leaders

Shimazu Takahisa
Ijuin Tadaaki

Campaigns of the Shimazu clan

Ichirai Momotsugi Kōriyama Kajiki Iwatsurugi Oguchi Kizaki Takabaru Mimigawa Minamata Okitanawate Iwaya Kyūshū Odawara Korea Sekigahara Ryūkyū

The Siege of Iwatsurugi was fought in the year 1554. The siege was just one of a number of military actions that Shimazu Takahisa had to take against his rebellious kokujin vassals. Iwatsurugi Castle was a castle located near the coast, in the vicinity of modern-day Shigetomi Beach in Aira. During the siege, Ijuin Tadaaki, one of the Shimazu generals, maneuvered five ships to within range and proceeded with an offshore bombardment of the enemy garrison, a few of which were killed. The siege lasted a few weeks until the castle fell.^[1]

References

↑ The Cambridge History of Japan: Early modern Japan. p305

Coordinates: 31°42′32″N 130°37′19″E / 31.709°N 130.622°E / 31.709; 130.622

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