Siege of Hikida Castle

Siege of Hikida Castle

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


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date=Summer 1573
place=Hikida fortress, Ōmi province
result=Oda Nobunaga victory
combatant1=forces of Oda Nobunaga
combatant2=forces of Asakura Yoshikage
commander1=Oda Nobunaga
commander2=Asakura Yoshikage
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The 1573 nihongo|Siege of Hikida Castle|疋壇城の戦い|Hikida-jō no Tatakai was one of many battles the warlord Oda Nobunaga fought against the Azai and Asakura clans during Japan's Sengoku period. These two families were among the staunchest opponents of Nobunaga's attempts to seize land and power for himself.

In that year, 1573, Nobunaga besieged Odani castle, which was held by Azai Nagamasa. Asakura Yoshikage, leading a force to relieve and reinforce the Azai garrison, came under attack by Nobunaga's army. He sought refuge in Hikida Castle, and came under siege himself.

Hikida fell on August 10, and Asakura fled back to his home province of Echizen.

References

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


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