The 1545 siege of Takatō castle,
Takeda Shingen
was daimyō, daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as "the Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and credited with exceptional military prestige. Shingen was based in a p ...
continuing his sweep through the Ima Valley of
Shinano Province
or is an old province of Japan that is now Nagano Prefecture.
Shinano bordered 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, the
castellan
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. The word stems from . A castellan was almost always male, but could occasionally be female, as when, in 1 ...
.
History
Takatō had relied on support from his allies,
Ogasawara Nagatoki and
Tozawa Yorichika, who failed to aid in his defense. This marked the first time Takatō castle had been besieged.
See also
*
Siege of Takatō (1582)
In the history of Japan, the 1582 was one of the final battles of the Takeda clan against the forces of Oda Nobunaga. The only Takeda stronghold in Shinano province to put up any resistance to Nobunaga's final invasion of Takeda domain (in F ...
References
*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
Sieges of the Sengoku period
Shinano Province
1545 in Japan
Conflicts in 1545
Military history of Nagano Prefecture
Attacks on castles in Japan
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