Siege of Kōriyama Castle (1544)
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Siege of Kōriyama Castle | |||||||
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Part of Sengoku period | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Shimazu clan | |||||||
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Shimazu Takahisa |
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The Siege of Kōriyama Castle was fought in the year 1544. The Iriki were vassals of the Shimazu clan and Iriki-In Shigetomo was the brother-in-law of Shimazu Takahisa. However relations began to sour when rumors spread that Shigetomo was plotting a rebellion against Takahisa. In 1544 Shigetomo died and shortly after Takahisa attacked and captured his castle of Kōriyama, ending any menace the Iriki-in could pose to his rule. succeeded Shigetomo and the relations were later restored between both sides.
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