Amagiri Castle
Amagiri Castle | |
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天霧城 | |
Zentsūji, Kagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan | |
Type | Mountaintop castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Kagawa clan Chōsokabe clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1364 |
Built by | Kagawa Kagenori |
Demolished | 1585 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Kagawa Yukikage, Kagawa Chikakazu |
Amagiri Castle (天霧城, Amagiri-jō) was a castle structure in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan.[1][2] Amagiri Castle has been designated as being of national significance.[1]
History[]
Kagawa clan used Tadotsu Castle( Motodaiyama Castle ) in Tadotsu as a residence and it was considered unsuitable to withstanding a siege, thus Amagiri Castle was built in 1364 by Kagawa Kagenori as a supporting Castle of Tadotsu Castle.[1][3]
In 1581, accepted the authority of the Chōsokabe clan and adapted Chōsokabe Motochika's second son Kagawa Chikakazu(Chōsokabe Chikakazu), thus the castle was used as a military base for Chōsokabe clan in Sanuki Province.[4]
In 1585, Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched a campaign to pacify Shikoku, after two months of the battle Chōsokabe Motochika surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Kagawa clan was abolished by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and later Kagawa Chikakazu returned to Okō Castle then Amagiri Castle was abandoned.[2]
There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some Stone walls and earthworks.
See also[]
References[]
- Castles in Kagawa Prefecture
- Historic Sites of Japan
- Former castles in Japan
- Ruined castles in Japan
- Chōsokabe clan
- Castles in Japan
- 1360s establishments in Japan