Miki Castle

A reconstructed wall of the former castle

Miki Castle (三木城, Mikijō) was a castle that stood in Miki, Hyogo, Japan.

History

Miki Castle was built by Bessho Nagaharu around 1492.

The siege of Miki

Miki Castle was the scene of a siege from spring 1578 to January 1580,^[1] in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi laid siege to the castle, cutting off food supplies to Bessho Nagaharu,^[2] a retainer of the Mōri clan.^[3] Toyotomi ultimately gained control of the castle, but Bessho committed suicide, aged 27,^[1] and Araki Murashige, Lord of Itami, escaped to rejoin the Mōri clan.^[4]

References

1 2 "Miki City Cultural hall" (in Japanese). Japan: Miki City Cultural Hall. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
↑ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 230. ISBN 1854095234.
↑ 三木城跡 [Miki castle ruins] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Miki. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
↑ Turnbull, Stephen (20 December 2011). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9781780962160.

External links

Information published by the city of Miki

Coordinates: 34°48′00″N 134°59′17″E / 34.7999°N 134.9880°E / 34.7999; 134.9880

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[culture-1] 1 2 "Miki City Cultural hall" (in Japanese). Japan: Miki City Cultural Hall. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

[Cassell-2] Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 230. ISBN 1854095234.

[miki-3] 三木城跡 [Miki castle ruins] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Miki. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

[turnbull2011-4] Turnbull, Stephen (20 December 2011). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9781780962160.