Kajiki

The Kajiki were local lords based at Kajiki Castle in Ōsumi Province, southern Kyushu. During the Northern and Southern Courts period the family split between the factions of Ashikaga Takauji and Ashikaga Tadayoshi, and later served the Shimazu.

In 1495 Kajiki Hisahira attacked Chōsa in rebellion against the Shimazu. Shimazu Tadamasa besieged Kajiki Castle the following year, defeated the family and moved it to Ata. In 1607 Shimazu Yoshihiro established a residence at Kajiki, with the castle behind it as a refuge.