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Yorii, Saitama
Hachigata Castle
鉢形城
A Hojo stronghold whose earthen walls were faced with river stones stacked like stairs.
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Hojo Ujikuni
北条氏邦
A son of Hojo Ujiyasu of Odawara. He married into the local Fujita family and expanded Hachigata Castle into the Hojo base for ruling the northern Kanto.
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Story
In 1590, during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign against Odawara, Hachigata was besieged by the northern army of Maeda Toshiie and Uesugi Kagekatsu. After more than a month, Ujikuni surrendered on June 14 on condition that his soldiers' lives be spared.
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Takasaki, Gunma
Minowa Castle
箕輪城
In just over 30 years it passed from the Takeda to the Oda, the Hojo and the Tokugawa, until Ii Naomasa moved the castle to Takasaki and it was abandoned.
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Takasaki, Gunma
Minowa Castle
箕輪城
In just over 30 years it passed from the Takeda to the Oda, the Hojo and the Tokugawa, until Ii Naomasa moved the castle to Takasaki and it was abandoned.
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LordRecord source: wikipedia
Sources
- 1鉢形城公園案内(寄居町)Checked:
- 2北条氏邦(補助資料・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked: