Siege of Minamata Castle
Siege of Minamata Castle | |||||||
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Part of Sengoku period | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Shimazu clan |
Ōtomo clan Sagara clan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shimazu Toshihisa Shimazu Iehisa Niiro Tadamoto | Sagara Yoshihi † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
115,000[1] | 700 | ||||||
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The Siege of Minamata Castle was a short siege of the castle of Minamata.
History[]
Minamata was the entry point for the Ōtomo lands in Higo province, the castle was guarded by Sagara Yoshihi with 700 soldiers.[2]
When Shimazu Toshihisa and Iehisa encamped near the castle with 115,000 men, Yoshihi was forced to surrender.[3]
Later, Yoshihi was killed in a surprise attack by Kai Soun's army in the Battle of Hibikinohara.[4]
References[]
- ^ Turnbull, Stephen R. Samurai Armies, 1550-1615. Osprey Pub., 2005.
- ^ COMPOSITION OF THE BESIEGING ARMY AT MINA-MATA,1581
- ^ "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「相良義陽」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Dagara Do". Uki ciy oficial. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
Categories:
- Battles of the Sengoku period
- 1581 in Japan
- Shimazu clan
- Sieges involving Japan
- Conflicts in 1581