Siege of Ichijōdani Castle

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Ichijōdani Castle
partof=the Sengoku period


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date=1573
place=Ichijōdani Castle, Echizen Province, Japan
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result=Oda victory; castle destroyed
combatant1=Forces of Oda Nobunaga
combatant2=Castle garrison
commander1=Oda Nobunaga
commander2=Asakura Yoshikage
strength1=10000
strength2=4000
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The 1573 nihongo|Siege of Ichijōdani Castle|一乗谷城の戦い|Ichijōdani-jō no Tatakai was undertaken by Oda Nobunaga, a powerful warlord ("daimyo") of Japan's Sengoku period. It was one of several actions taken in a series of campaigns against the Asakura and Azai clans, which opposed his growing power.

Ichijōdani Castle, the castle home of Asakura Toshikage, was one of several lavishly furnished castles which can be said to typify the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Excavations and research at the ruins of the castle have revealed that, much like Toyotomi Hideyoshi's castle at Fushimi, Ichijōdani was a luxury home with a library, garden, and elegantly decorated rooms.

Asakura Toshikage was defeated, and suffered much the same fate as his comrade-in-arms Azai Nagamasa, whose castle at Odani was set aflame and destroyed earlier that year.

References

*Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.