The first siege of Takatenjin occurred in 1574, when it was attacked by the forces of
Takeda Katsuyori
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son in law of Hojo Ujiyasu.
Early life
He was the son of Shingen by the daughter ...
. The garrison was commanded by
Ogasawara Nagatada Ogasawara (written: 小笠原) is a Japanese surname. It may also refer to:
Locations
* Ogasawara Islands, also known as the Bonin Islands, an archipelago of over 30 islands about 1000 km south of Tokyo, Japan
* Ogasawara National Park, an i ...
, who held the fortress for
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
.
Nagatada surrendered to the Takeda clan, and became a Takeda retainer, receiving the Omosu District of
Suruga Province
was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and was bordered by the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay to the south. Its abbrevia ...
as a fief, where he would remain relatively neutral until the Invasion of
Kai Province during 1582.
See also
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Siege of Takatenjin (1581)
The second siege of Takatenjin came only six years after Takeda Katsuyori took the fortress.
This second siege lasted from 1580 until 22 March 1581, the siege ended within four months and ended with the deaths of 680 of Okabe Motonobu/Naganori ...
References
Takatenjin 1574
Takatenjin 1574
1574 in Japan
Conflicts in 1574
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