Siege of Kaminogō Castle explained

Conflict:Siege of Kaminogō Castle
Partof:Tokugawa Ieyasu's revolt against Imagawa
Date:1562
Place:Gamagōri, Aichi, Mikawa Province
Result:Matsudaira victory
Combatant1:Matsudaira forces
Combatant2:Imagawa forces
Commander1:Matsudaira Motoyasu
Hattori Hanzō
Ishikawa Kazumasa
Commander2:Udono Nagateru

The siege of Kaminogō Castle was a battle in 1562, during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. Kaminogō Castle was an Imagawa clan outpost located in eastern Aichi Prefecture, in what is now the town of Gamagōri.

With the help of his ninja vassal Hattori Hanzō, Matsudaira Motoyasu (later known as Tokugawa Ieyasu) laid siege to and stormed the castle. The Matsudaira force captured the castle from Udono Nagateru, a general of the Imagawa. Hanzō saves the daughters of Tokugawa Ieyasu from the Kaminogo castle with a small group of ninjas and also captures many high-ranking members of the Imagawa clan.

Motoyasu ordered Ishikawa Kazumasa as guardian of the Imagawa family, when Ieyasu managed to convince Imagawa Ujizane to release his family. Motoyasu obtained many useful hostages to use against the Imagawa, who were then in possession of his own family.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Bottomley, Ian . Shogun : the life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu . 2005 . Royal Armouries . Royal Armouries Museum . 0-948092-58-0 . Leeds, U.K. . 12 . 63666433.