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Akechi Mitsuhide
明智光秀
?–1582
A senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga. After conquering Tanba in 1579 he built Fukuchiyama Castle and became its first lord. In 1582 he led the Honnoji Incident against Nobunaga.
kamoseiroCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsA hilltop castle in Kameoka, Kyoto. Records credit Akechi Mitsuhide with building it in 1578.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
- Period
- Early modern (1570s–1871)Wikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- Keep lostthe castle had a keep, but it no longer stands (its stone base may remain)Wikipedia (ja)
- Built by
- Akechi MitsuhideWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1578Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Hashiba clan, Akechi clan, Ishida clanWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1877Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Stone walls, MoatsWikipedia (ja)
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