What the records say
- When
- 1549
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 31.75° N, 130.67° E
- Description
- 1549 siege
Siege of Kajiki
1549 battle in Japan during the Sengoku Period
The siege of Kajiki was fought in 1549. The Shimazu clan besieged the Kajiki castle 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" arquebuses were used in battle in Japan.
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