The siege of Toyama was a battle during the
Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.
History
During the late summer of August 1585,
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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had led his army of around 100,000 soldiers against
Sassa Narimasa
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, one of his former allies many years back.
Within the siege of Toyama, Toyotomi senior commander
Maeda Toshinaga
was a Sengoku period Japanese samurai and the second early-Edo period ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan, and the 3rd hereditary chieftain of the Maeda clan. He was the eldest son of Maeda Toshiie. His childhood name was ...
would play a very prominent role within the overall attack. In the end, however, Narimasa's defense was shattered, thus allowing the Toyotomi supremacy over
Etchu province.
References
1585 in Japan
Toyama
Toyama may refer to:
Places and organizations
* Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island
* Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture
* Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...
Conflicts in 1585
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