Built
Uesugi Kagekatsu
上杉景勝
1556–1623
Uesugi Kenshin's nephew and adopted son. He won the succession war after Kenshin's death (the Otate Rebellion), became master of Kasugayama Castle, and was transferred to Aizu by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1598.
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A flatland castle in Niigata. Records credit Uesugi Kagekatsu with building it in 1581.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Flatland castle (hirajiro)built on flat ground, defended by moatsWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Built by
- Uesugi KagekatsuWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1581Wikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1598Wikipedia (ja)
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