Siege of Katsurayama

The siege of Katsurayama in March 1557 was fought between the forces of the Japanese daimyō Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin as part of the Kawanakajima campaigns. Katsurayama Castle was a strategically vital Uesugi stronghold in the contested Shinano Province and, when it was isolated from reinforcements due to late snow in early 1557, the Takeda clan used this opportunity to attack it. Although the castle garrison, consisting of the Ochiai clan and elements of the Murakami clan, defended Katsurayama furiously, the Takeda forces under Baba Nobuharu eventually stormed into the castle. Most of the garrison was killed in combat, while the families of the defenders committed mass suicide and the castle was burned to the ground.

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1557 Siege of Katsurayama

1181-08-02T00:00:00Z

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1181 Battle of Yokotagawara

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1335 Battle of Aonuma

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1400 Battle of Ōtō

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1550 — 1551 Sieges of Toishi

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1553 — 1564 Battles of Kawanakajima

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1553 Siege of Katsurao

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1553 The Battle of Fuse

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1555 Battle of Saigawa

1556-01-01T00:00:00Z

1556-01-01T00:00:00Z

1556 Siege of Amakazari

1557-01-01T00:00:00Z

1557-01-01T00:00:00Z

1557 Battle of Uenohara

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1561 Battle of Kawanakajima

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1181	Battle of Yokotagawara	battle, Minamoto no Yoshinaka	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1335	Battle of Aonuma	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1400	Battle of Ōtō	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1550	Sieges of Toishi	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1553	Battles of Kawanakajima	Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1553	Siege of Katsurao	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1553	The Battle of Fuse	battle, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, Murakami Yoshikiyo	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1555	Battle of Saigawa	battle, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1556	Siege of Amakazari	siege, Sanada Yukitaka	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1557	Battle of Uenohara	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1557	Siege of Katsurayama	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1561	Battle of Kawanakajima	battle, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen	Wikidata
site	castle		Asahiyama Castle	hill castle, Japanese castle	Wikidata