Siege of Shika

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


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date=1546-1547
place=Shika castle, Shinano Province, Japan
casus=
territory=Castle falls to Takeda Shingen
result=Siege succeeds; Takeda victory
combatant1=forces of Takeda Shingen
combatant2=castle garrison
commander1=Takeda Shingen
commander2=Kasahara Kiyoshige
strength1=3000
strength2=2600
casualties1=
casualties2=
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The siege of Shika castle, spanning the years 1546 to 1547, was one of many battles fought in Takeda Shingen's bid to seize control of Shinano Province. Having just defeated Uesugi Norimasa at the battle of Odaihara, Shingen made use of 300 severed heads obtained at that battle to intimidate Shika's garrison. He displayed the heads prominently outside the besieged castle until Kasahara Kiyoshige surrendered.

References

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