The 1574 was the first time
Itami Castle would be attacked.
History
Oda Nobunaga
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...
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.
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)
The second , also called the during the Sengoku period of Japanese history, occurred in 1579, five years after it was seized by Oda Nobunaga in Siege of Itami (1574) from Itami clan, and entrusted the Castle to Araki Murashige.
Background
In ...
, this castle was abolished by
Ikeda Motosuke, a major general under Nobunaga.
See also
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Siege of Itami (1579)
The second , also called the during the Sengoku period of Japanese history, occurred in 1579, five years after it was seized by Oda Nobunaga in Siege of Itami (1574) from Itami clan, and entrusted the Castle to Araki Murashige.
Background
In ...
References
Itami 1574
1574 in Japan
Conflicts in 1574
Itami 1574
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