Siege of Kuragano
Siege of Kuragano | |||||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
forces of Takeda Shingen | Kuragano garrison | ||||||||
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Takeda Shingen | |||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
6800 | 5000 |
The 1565 siege of Kuragano was one of many battles fought during Takeda Shingen's quest for power during Japan's Sengoku period. Kuragano castle, in Kōzuke Province, and held by , withstood siege by Shingen in 1561, but fell four years later.
References[]
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
Categories:
- 1565 in Japan
- Sieges involving Japan
- Battles of the Sengoku period
- Conflicts in 1564
- Japanese battle stubs