Siege of Minamata Castle

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Siege of Minamata Castle
Part of Sengoku period
Date16–17 September 1581
Location
Minamata castle, Higo Province
32°13′00″N130°24′00″E / 32.216667°N 130.4°E / 32.216667; 130.4
Result Shimazu victory
Belligerents
Shimazu clan Ōtomo clan
Sagara clan
Commanders and leaders
Shimazu Toshihisa
Shimazu Iehisa
Niiro Tadamoto
Uwai Kakuken 		Sagara Yoshihi   White flag icon.svg
Strength
115,000 [1] 700
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Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
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Siege of Minamata Castle (Japan)

The siege of Minamata Castle was a short siege of the castle of Minamata.

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

  1. ↑ Turnbull, Stephen R. Samurai Armies, 1550-1615. Osprey Pub., 2005.
  2. ↑ COMPOSITION OF THE BESIEGING ARMY AT MINA-MATA,1581
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Dagara Do". Uki city official. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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