The 1569 siege of Kanbara was one of many sieges undertaken by the Takeda clan against the territories of the Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period.
Siege of Kanbara | |||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Forces of Takeda Shingen | Forces of Hōjō Ujiyasu | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Takeda Katsuyori | Hōjō Ujinobu † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 1,000 |
Takeda Katsuyori, the son of clan head Takeda Shingen, led the siege against Kanbara castle in Suruga province, which was held by a garrison of 1,000 men under the command of Hōjō Genan's son, Hōjō Ujinobu.[1] The castle fell on 6 December 1569, and Ujinobu was forced to kill himself.
References edit
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.