GassantodaCastle (月山富田城, Gassantoda-jō) was a Sengoku period yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in Izumo Province, in what is now part of the city...
even transcribed a series of books called the Taiheki during the siegeofGassantodaCastle. They were both together pillars of the Mōri forces and were...
feat of taking the head of an enemy soldier. Yukimori supported the cause of Amago Katsuhisa, against Mori clan in the SiegeofGassantodaCastle (1569)...
entered Izumo from Oki Province and set-up a base in Shinyama Castle. He besieged GassantodaCastle, but failed, owing to a fierce defense by Amano Takashige...
and Suou provinces. Motonari destroyed the Amago clan at the SiegeofGassantodaCastle in 1567, and then pacified Izumo, Oki, and Hōki provinces, thus...
in a string of battles with no clear winner. Haruhisa collapsed in GassantodaCastle in late 1560 while engaged in a battle against Motonari and died on...
and commander of the Sengoku period who served the Mōri clan. He was the keeper ofGassantodacastle which was the most important castleof the Mōri clan...
Japanese samurai and military commander of the Sengoku period. Hironaka clan was one of the most Important retainers of the Ōuchi clan for generations. Hironaka...
Five Greatest Mountain Castles, along with Kasugayama Castle, Nanao Castle, Kannonji Castle and GassantodaCastle. The castle's main area is over 800 meters...
Castle and Kannonji Castle (Shiga Prefecture), and GassantodaCastle (Shimane Prefecture). It is located along the upper slopes of Shiroyama mountain,...
However, in the Sengoku period, the defeats of Ōuchi Yoshitaka at GassantodaCastle and other locations led to extreme dissatisfaction with him rule,...
by order of Motonari, Sadatoshi led the force that encircled Katsuyama Castle and later surrounded Chōfukuji Temple and forced Ōuchi Yoshinaga to commit...