Blockade of Nagasaki (1647)

Blockade of Nagasaki (1647)
Part of the Sakoku period and Japanese–Portuguese conflicts
Map of the blockade
Date 26 July – 3 September 1647 Location Nagasaki, Japan
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Tokugawa shogunate Mobilized clans: Fukuoka Domain Saga Domain Kumamoto Domain Yanagawa Domain Kokura Domain Karatsu Domain Matsuyama Domain Imabari Domain
Commanders and leaders
Gonçalo de Sequeira de Sousa	Governors of Nagasaki Nabeshima Katsushige
Strength
2 galleons	2,000 vessels 50,400 men

The two Portuguese galleons of the embassy

The Blockade of Nagasaki (Portuguese: Bloqueio de Nagasáqui) was a bloodless military standoff and diplomatic crisis that took place between 26 July and 3 September 1647, in Nagasaki, Japan.

Bibliography

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• Rodrigues Pereira, José António (2019). "18". Grandes Batalhas Navais Portuguesas (in Portuguese). Livraria Sá da Costa. pp. 197–207.
• Boxer, C. R. (1928). A Portuguese Embassy to Japan (1644-1647) (PDF). London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.