Lord
Saito Dosan
斎藤道三
?–1556
A Sengoku-period ruler of Mino who developed Inabayama Castle and the town of Inokuchi, drove out his lord Toki and took control of the province. He married his daughter to Oda Nobunaga.
MonamiCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsA flatland castle in Gifu, Gifu. Records credit Yoriyasu Toki with building it in 1353.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Flatland castle (hirajiro)built on flat ground, defended by moatsWikipedia (ja)
- Period
- Medieval (c.1185–1570s)Wikidata
- Keep (tenshu)
- No keep recordedno keep is recordedWikipedia (ja)
- Built by
- Yoriyasu TokiWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1353Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Saito Dosan, Toki clan, Matsunami ShōgorōWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1530Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Earthen rampartsWikipedia (ja)
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