Siege of Minamata Castle
The Siege of Minamata Castle was a short siege of the castle of Minamata. Minamata was the entry point for the Ōtomo lands in Higo province, the castle was guarded by Sagara Yoshiaki with 700 soldiers.[2] When Shimazu Iehisa encamped near the castle with 115,000 men on 16 September negotiations were opened but Sagara refused to allow the Shimazu unhindered transit through his domain. The castle was taken by storm overnight and Yoshiaki was forced to commit seppuku.[3]
| Siege of Minamata Castle | |||||||
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| Part of Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Shimazu clan |
Ōtomo clan Sagara clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Shimazu Iehisa | Sagara Yoshiaki † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 115,000[1] | 700 | ||||||
References
- Turnbull, Stephen R. Samurai Armies, 1550-1615. Osprey Pub., 2005.
- COMPOSITION OF THE BESIEGING ARMY AT MINA-MATA,1581
- SamuraiWiki
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