Built
Ukita Hideie
宇喜多秀家
1572–1655
Son of Ukita Naoie and one of the most powerful lords under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He began building Okayama Castle in 1590, and its keep is said to have been finished in 1597.
ReggaemanCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsA hilltop castle in Kurashiki, Okayama. Records credit Ukita Hideie with building it in 1592.
Basic information
- Type
- Castle
- Setting
- Hilltop castle (hirayamajiro)built on a low hill rising from the plainWikipedia (ja)
- Keep (tenshu)
- Not yet confirmedwhether a keep existed is still being checked
- Built by
- Ukita HideieWikipedia (ja)
- Built
- 1592Wikipedia (ja)
- Main lords
- Ikeda clan, Ukita clanWikipedia (ja)
- Abandoned
- 1639Wikipedia (ja)
- Remains to see
- Stone walls, Earthen ramparts, GatesWikipedia (ja)
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