In this Japanese name, the surname is Tanegashima.
Tanegashima Tokitaka
Statue of Tanegashima Tokitaka
Native name
種子島 時堯
Born
1528
Died
October 21, 1579
Allegiance
Shimazu clan
Rank
Daimyo
Unit
Tanegashima clan
Commands held
Tanegashima island
Battles/wars
Siege of Kajiki (1549)
Relations
Shimazu Yoshihisa (son in law)
Tanegashima Tokitaka (1528 – October 21, 1579) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period, the 14th head of the Tanegashima clan. He is known for having first established contact with the Europeans, and producing the first European type firearms of Japan.
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