Siege of Ōtsu
The siege of Ōtsu (大津城の戦い, Ōtsu-jō no tatakai) took place in 1600, concurrent with the battle of Sekigahara. Kyōgoku Takatsugu held Ōtsu castle for the Tokugawa, and commanded the garrison. Mōri Terumoto and Tachibana Muneshige laid siege. The sides negotiated and Takatsugu surrendered. However, in the meantime Tokugawa Ieyasu had won the battle of Sekigahara, assuring his control of all Japan, and so the loss of Ōtsu was ultimately insignificant.
| Siege of Ōtsu | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| forces of Mōri Terumoto | castle garrison loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu | ||||||
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Kobayakawa Hidekane Tachibana Muneshige Tsukushi Hirokado | Kyōgoku Takatsugu | ||||||
Some records of the time indicate that the local inhabitants brought picnic boxes and gathered at Mii-dera on Mount Hiei to observe the battle.
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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