The 1545 siege of Takatō castle,

Takeda Shingen , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent ''daimyō'' in feudal Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great ...

continuing his sweep through the Ima Valley of

Shinano Province or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture. Shinano bordered on Echigo, Etchū, Hida, Kai, Kōzuke, Mikawa, Mino, Musashi, Suruga, and Tōtōmi Provinces. The ancient capital was located near modern-day Matsumoto, whi ...

, seeking to take control of the entire province, he defeated

Takatō Yoritsugu Takatō may refer to: * Takatō, Nagano, former town in Nagano Prefecture that was merged into the expanded city of Ina in 2006 *Takatō Domain, feudal domain with its capital at that town * Takatō Castle, home of the lords of the domain **Siege o ...

, the

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Takatō had relied on support from his allies,

Ogasawara Nagatoki (November 9, 1519 – April 17, 1583) was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of Shinano Province in the Sengoku period. Turnbull, Stephen. (2013)''Kawanakajima 1553–64: Samurai Power Struggle'', P. 54 In 1542, Shinano Province was invaded by Taked ...

and Tozawa Yorichika, who failed to aid in his defense. This marked the first time Takatō castle had been besieged.

References

*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.

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