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Takamatsu Castle
備中高松城
This castle was protected by marshes, so Hideyoshi built a dam, diverted a river and turned its surroundings into a lake.
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Shimizu Muneharu
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Lord of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle on the Mori side. Besieged by Hashiba Hideyoshi's water siege in 1582, he took his own life in exchange for the lives of his garrison.
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Offered the two provinces of Bitchu and Bingo by Hideyoshi, he refused and stayed with the Mori. His suicide on June 4 sealed the peace and the castle was handed over. His head and body mounds and other memorials remain around the castle site.
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lord during the water siegeRecord source: article
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