1577 takeover of Shigisan castle by Oda Nobunaga's forces
Siege of Shigisan
Part of the Sengoku period
Date
1577
Location
Shigisan castle, Japan
Result
Siege succeeds; Oda victory
Territorial changes
Shigisan falls to Oda Nobunaga
Belligerents
forces of Oda Nobunaga
Matsunaga clan
Commanders and leaders
Oda Nobutada Oda Nagamasu Akechi Mitsuhide Hosokawa Fujitaka Mori Nagayoshi Tsutsui Junkei
Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide Matsunaga Kojirō
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Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga
Akatsuka
Kiyosu
Muraki
Inō
Nagara river
Ukino
Terabe
Marune
Okehazama
Inabayama Castle
Chōkō-ji
Kanegasaki
Anegawa
Ishiyama Hongan-ji
Mount Hiei
Nagashima
Mikatagahara
Hikida Castle
Odani Castle
Ichijōdani Castle
Itami
Nagashino
Mitsuji
Kizugawaguchi
Shigisan
Tedorigawa
Takatenjin
Tottori
Hijiyama
Takatō
Tenmokuzan
Uozu
Honnō-ji
In the history of Japan, the 1577 siege of Shigisan (信貴山の合戦, Shigisan no kassen) was one of many sieges during Oda Nobunaga's campaigns to consolidate his power in the Kansai area.
The castle was held by Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide and his son Kojirō, both of whom committed suicide upon their defeat.[1]
Supposedly, following his father's seppuku, Kojirō leapt from the castle walls, with his father's head in his hand, and his sword through his own throat.
Hisahide, a master of tea ceremony is also said to have smashed his favorite tea bowl so that it would not fall into the hands of his enemies.[1]: 58
^ abTurnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 228. ISBN 1854095234.
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