Siege of Itami (1574)
The 1574 siege of Itami (伊丹の戦い, Itami no Tatakai) was the first time Itami Castle would be attacked.
| Siege of Itami (1574) | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| forces of Oda Nobunaga | Itami clan garrison | ||||||
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Araki Murashige Hashiba Hideyoshi | Itami Chikaoki | ||||||
  Location within Hyōgo Prefecture  Siege of Itami (1574) (Japan) | |||||||
History
Oda Nobunaga forces under Araki Murashige besieged the castle, in the mean time during the siege Hashiba Hideyoshi attacked the castle by digging a long tunnel from outside the walls to a spot near to the castle's keep.[1] Later, after the castle fell, Nobunaga give the castle to Araki Murashige. Murashige expanded the castle, and it became one of the biggest castles in this region.
Later, after Araki Murashige Rebellion, this castle capture by Oda Nobunaga again at the Siege of Itami (1579), this castle was abolished by Ikeda Motosuke, a major general under Nobunaga.
See also
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 224. ISBN 1854095234.
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