Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama (1537) explained

Conflict:Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama
Partof:the Sengoku period
Date:1537
Place:Matsuyama Castle, Musashi province
Result:Siege successful, castle falls to Hōjō
Combatant1:Uesugi clan garrison
Combatant2:Hōjō forces
Commander1:Uesugi Tomooki
Nanbada Norishige
Commander2:Hōjō Ujitsuna
Hōjō Genan
Hōjō Tsunashige
Strength2:7,000 men

The 1537 siege of Musashi-Matsuyama was the first of several sieges of Matsuyama castle in Japan's Musashi province over the course of the Sengoku period (1467-1603). The Uesugi clan controlled the castle in 1537, but lost it to the Hōjō clan in this siege; they would regain it, and lose it once more in 1563.

The Uesugi sent for help during this siege by hiding a message inside a dog's collar; the tactic was ultimately unsuccessful.

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