Siege of Shigisan

Siege of Shigisan

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Shigisan
partof=the Sengoku period


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date=1577
place=Shigisan castle, Japan
casus=
territory=Shigisan falls to Oda Nobunaga
result=Siege succeeds; Oda victory
combatant1=Forces of Oda Nobunaga
combatant2=Shikizan castle garrison
commander1=Oda Nobutada, Tsutsui Junkei
commander2=Matsunaga Hisahide, Matsunaga Kojirō
strength1=
strength2=
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The 1577 nihongo|siege of Shigisan|信貴山の合戦|Shigisan no kassen was one of many sieges during Oda Nobunaga's campaigns to consolidate his power in the Kansai area. The castle was held by Matsunaga Hisahide and his son Kojirō, both of whom committed suicide upon their defeat. Supposedly, following his father's "seppuku", Kojirō leapt from the castle walls, with his father's head in his hand, and his sword through his own throat. Hisahide, a master of tea ceremony is also said to have smashed his favorite tea bowl so that it would not fall into the hands of his enemies.

References

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


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