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| Siege of Inabayama Castle | |
| Date | 1564 |
| Location | Mino province |
| Result | Oda victory |
| Oda | Saitō |
| Oda Nobunaga | Saitō Tatsuoki |
| Toyotomi Hideyoshi Shibata Katsuie Ikeda Tsuneoki Maeda Toshiie Sassa Narimasa Mori Yoshinari Kuroda Kanbei |
Takenaka Shigeharu Andō Morinari |
| After the siege the castle and surroundings were named Gifu. | |
The Siege of Inabayama Castle took place in 1564.
Before the Battle[]
Before the siege on Inabayama castle, Oda Nobunaga succeeded at ambushing Imagawa Yoshimoto at the battle of Okehazama. To expand his territory Nobunaga led siege of Inabayama castle which was being controlled by the Saitō clan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured the castle for Oda Nobunaga. [1]
Battle[]
As Inabayama castle was built on top of a mountain two attacks were launched. One involved climbing, the other across the river. Horio Yoshiharu distinguished himself by opening the water gate to his attacking comrades.[2]
Aftermath[]
With Gifu as his base, and with his ally Tokugawa Ieyasu providing his rearguard along the Tokiado road, Nobunaga entered Kyoto in 1568.[3]