Siege of Mitsuji

Siege of Mitsuji
	Part of the Sengoku period
Date	May 1576
Location	Mitsu-ji, Osaka34°39′14.04″N 135°30′59.22″E / 34.6539000°N 135.5164500°ECoordinates: 34°39′14.04″N 135°30′59.22″E / 34.6539000°N 135.5164500°E
Result	Ikkō-ikki victory
Belligerents
Ikkō-ikki monks	forces of Oda Nobunaga
Commanders and leaders
Various/Unknown	; Oda Nobunaga
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The 1576 Siege of Mitsuji was part of the eleven-year Ishiyama Hongan-ji War. The Ikkō-ikki, a group of warrior monks and peasants, controlled the fortress and stood as one of the primary obstacles to Oda Nobunaga's bid for power.

In May 1576, Nobunaga personally took part in an attack on the fortress. He led a number of ashigaru (foot soldiers) in pushing back the Ikki garrison to their inner gates. Nobunaga suffered a bullet wound to his leg.^[1]

He also lost one of his generals, .

References[]

^ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 228. ISBN 1854095234.

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[Cassell-1] Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 228. ISBN 1854095234.

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