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Hachiōji, Tokyo
Hachiōji Castle
八王子城
A mountain castle that fell, still unfinished, while its lord Hojo Ujiteru was away defending Odawara.
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Hojo Ujiteru
北条氏照
Third son of Hojo Ujiyasu, third head of the Hojo clan of Odawara. He moved his base from Takiyama Castle and built Hachioji Castle.
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Story
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked the Hojo in 1590, Ujiteru fought from inside Odawara Castle, and Hachioji Castle fell in his absence on June 23. After Odawara surrendered, he and his elder brother Ujimasa were made to commit ritual suicide below the castle.
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A mountain castle that fell, still unfinished, while its lord Hojo Ujiteru was away defending Odawara.
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Sources
- 1八王子城跡(八王子市)Checked:
- 2北条氏照(補助資料・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked: