Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Shimazu Yoshihiro

Battles of Shimazu Yoshihiro

[島津義弘] samurai of the Sengoku period, 1535 to 1619

Shimazu Yoshihiro is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1572 and 1600: 5 battles, 3 sieges and 2 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Japan (5), South Korea (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,598 km apart end to end, 178 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Japanese invasions of Korea (5), San ei-Ketsu (1).

Battle of KizakiSiege of TakabaruBattle of TakajōSiege of NamwonBattle of SacheonBattle of MimigawaSiege of JinjuBattle of ChilcheollyangBattle of NoryangBattle of SekigaharaBattle of MimigawaSiege of JinjuBattle of ChilcheollyangBattle of SekigaharaŌsakaHiroshimaNagasakiNagoyaFukuokaKyotoGwangjuKōchiMiyazakiDaegu200 km33.673N, 131.924E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1572: 1 engagements1576: 1 engagements1578: 1 engagements1587: 1 engagements1593: 1 engagements1597: 2 engagements2 in 15971598: 2 engagements2 in 15981600: 1 engagements15721600
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kizaki, 1572Siege of Takabaru, 1576Battle of Mimigawa, 1578Battle of Takajō, 1587Siege of Jinju, 1593Battle of Chilcheollyang, 1597Siege of Namwon, 1597Battle of Sacheon, 1598Battle of Noryang, 1598Battle of Sekigahara, 160015721600
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
14 June 1572Battle of KizakiQ11583155, JapanShimazu victory
September 1576Siege of TakabaruFort Takabaru, Japan21 km SEShimazu victory
1578Battle of MimigawaNiiniin Taka Castle, Japan51 km NEShimazu clan victory
1587Battle of TakajōJapan3 km SWToyotomi victory
21 July 1593Siege of JinjuJinju Fortress, South Korea460 km NWJapanese victory
27 August 1597Battle of ChilcheollyangChilcheonnyang Strait, South Korea61 km SEJapanese victory
23 September 1597Siege of NamwonNamwon-eupseong Fortress, South Korea126 km NWJapanese victory
6 November 1598Battle of SacheonSouth Korea76 km SEJapanese victory
16 December 1598Battle of NoryangQ12590340, South Korea18 km WJoseon and Ming victory; End of the Imjin War
21 October 1600Battle of SekigaharaSekigahara, Japan782 km EEastern army victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 不明。, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.