Siege

Siege of Hijiyama

1581 · 34.77° N, 136.13° E

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1581
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
34.77° N, 136.13° E
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1581 siege

Siege of Hijiyama

1581 siege in Japan

The 1581 siege of Hijiyama was one of the crucial battles in Oda Nobunaga's campaigns to seize Iga province during Japan's Sengoku period. After a lengthy siege, and several successful sallies by the defenders, the castle eventually fell and was destroyed.

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