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Siege of Iwaya Castle, the Glossary

The siege of Iwaya Castle (岩屋城の戦い) was fought in the year 1585 when an army of the Shimazu clan put the castle of Iwaya, which belonged to the Takahashi clan who were vassals of the Ōtomo clan, under siege.^[1]

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14 relations: Akizuki Tanezane, Ōtomo clan, Battle of Okitanawate, Castellan, Chikuzen Province, Ryūzōji clan, Sengoku period, Seppuku, Shimazu clan, Shimazu Toshihisa, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Shimazu Yoshihisa, Takahashi Shigetane, Yamada Arinobu.
1586 in Japan
Conflicts in 1586

Akizuki Tanezane

was a samurai warrior and daimyo in 16th century Japan.

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Ōtomo clan

was a Japanese samurai family whose power stretched from the Kamakura period through the Sengoku period, spanning over 400 years.

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Battle of Okitanawate

The, also known as the Battle of Shimabara, was fought on May 3 of 1584 between the combined forces of the Shimazu and Arima clans, and the Ryūzōji army. Siege of Iwaya Castle and Battle of Okitanawate are Battles of the Sengoku period and Shimazu clan.

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Castellan

A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe.

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Chikuzen Province

was a province of Japan in the area of northern Kyūshū, corresponding to part of north and western Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Ryūzōji clan

was a Japanese kin group which traces its origin to Hizen Province on the island of Kyushu.

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Sengoku period

The, is the period in Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Seppuku

, also called, is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment.

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Shimazu clan

The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.

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Shimazu Toshihisa

was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, He called 'Saemon no kami'. Siege of Iwaya Castle and Shimazu Toshihisa are Shimazu clan.

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Shimazu Yoshihiro

was the second son of Shimazu Takahisa and the younger brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa. Siege of Iwaya Castle and Shimazu Yoshihiro are Shimazu clan.

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Shimazu Yoshihisa

was a powerful daimyō and the 16th Chief of Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province, the eldest son of Shimazu Takahisa. Siege of Iwaya Castle and Shimazu Yoshihisa are Shimazu clan.

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