Built
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.
投稿者が撮影Public domainWikimedia CommonsA water castle in Otsu, Shiga. Records credit Akechi Mitsuhide with building it in 1571.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Water castleuses lakes, rivers or marshes for defenceWikidata
- 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
- 1571Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Akechi Mitsuhide, Asano Nagamasa, Niwa Nagahide, Sugihara IetsuguWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1586Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Stone walls, WellsWikipedia (ja)
People of this castle
Lord
Asano Nagamasa
浅野長政
1547–1611
A warlord who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Placed in charge of Kai Province with his son Yoshinaga in 1593, he completed Kofu Castle, which Hashiba Hidekatsu and Kato Mitsuyasu had begun.
Lord
Niwa Nagahide
丹羽長秀
1535–1585
A senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga. In 1576 he was put in overall charge of building Azuchi Castle.
Lord
Sugihara Ietsugu
杉原家次
1530–1584
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