Miki Castle

A reconstructed wall of the former castle

Miki Castle (三木城 Mikijō) was a castle that stood in Miki, Hyogo, Japan.

History

Miki Castle was built by Bessho Nagaharu around 1492.

The siege of Miki

Main article: Siege of Miki

Miki Castle was the scene of a siege from spring 1578 to January 1580,[1] in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi laid siege to the castle, cutting off food supplies to Bessho Nagaharu, a retainer of the Mōri clan.[2] Toyotomi ultimately gained control of the castle, but Bessho committed suicide, aged 27,[1] and Araki Murashige, Lord of Itami, escaped to rejoin the Mōri clan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Miki City Cultural hall" (in Japanese). Japan: Miki City Cultural Hall. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ 三木城跡 [Miki castle ruins] (in Japanese). Japan: City of Miki. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Turnbull, Stephen (20 December 2011). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9781780962160.

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Coordinates: 34°48′00″N 134°59′17″E / 34.7999°N 134.9880°E / 34.7999; 134.9880

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