Siege of Shimabara Castle

The siege of Shimabara Castle was an unsuccessful siege of the Shimabara Castle by rebel peasants and ronin during Shimabara Rebellion. Although the castle garrison was too weak to defend the castle town, which was completely looted and burned down, the numerically superior rebels were not able to storm the heavily fortified citadel. After a siege that lasted for 20 days, the news of an upcoming Shogunate army forced the rebel forces to retreat to the south, where they fortified themselves in the dilapidated Hara Castle.

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1637 — 1638  Wikidata
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1637 — 1638 Siege of Shimabara Castle

1584-05-04T00:00:00Z

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1584 Battle of Okitanawate

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1600 Siege of Udo

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1637 Battle of Fukae Village

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1638 Siege of Hara Castle

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Bombing of Ōmuta	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1584	Battle of Okitanawate	battle, Ryūzōji Takanobu, Arima Harunobu	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1600	Siege of Udo	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1637	Battle of Fukae Village	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1637	Siege of Shimabara Castle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1638	Siege of Hara Castle	siege	Wikidata