Matsuida Castle

Matsuida Castle (松井田城, Matsuida-jō)) is the remains of a castle structure in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

Matsuida Castle
松井田城
Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
TypeYamajiro-style castle
Site information
Controlled byAnnaka clan, Takeda clan, Go-Hōjō clan
Conditionruins
Site history
BuiltMuromachi period
Built byAnnaka clan
Demolished1590
EventsSiege of Matsuida Castle
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Annaka Tadamasa, Daidōji Masashige

After Go-Hōjō's army defeated Takigawa Kazumasu's army in the Battle of Shintsugawa,[1] Matsuida Castle was seized and controlled by the Go-Hōjō clan.[2]

Daidōji Masashige expanded and improved the defences of the castle against a possible invasion of the Toyotomi clan.[2] In 1590, after the outbreak of the Siege of Odawara, the castle was besieged by a big army of the Toyotomi clan and attacked by Maeda Toshiie , Uesugi Kagekatsu and Sanada Masayuki.[2] Masashige surrendered after about a month of siege.[2][3][4]

Its ruins have been protected as a Town designated historic site.[5]

References

  1. "神流川合戦首塚" (in Japanese). Takasaki city official. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. "日本の城がわかる事典「松井田城」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. "Matsuida Castle" (in Japanese). Matsuida castle Preservation society. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. "大道寺駿河守政繁公供養祭" (in Japanese). NPO 群馬活性化企画センター. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. "安中市の文化財一覧" (in Japanese). Annaka city official. Retrieved 18 October 2021.


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