Siege of Ōtate

Siege of Ōtate
Part of the Sengoku period
Date March 17, 1578 Location Ōtate castle, Echigo province, Japan Result Siege successful; Uesugi Kagekatsu victorious
Belligerents
forces of Uesugi Kagetora	forces of Uesugi Kagekatsu
Commanders and leaders
Uesugi Kagetora	Uesugi Kagekatsu

The 1578 siege of Ōtate (御館の乱 Ōtate no ran) took place following the sudden death of Uesugi Kenshin, one of Japan's greatest warlords. Kenshin had requested that the inheritance be split between his nephew, Uesugi Kagekatsu, and his adopted son Uesugi Kagetora.

Thus, on March 17, 1578, Uesugi Kagekatsu led a force from his castle at Kasugayama to besiege his cousin's Ōtate castle. The castle fell, Kagetora committed seppuku, and Kagekatsu claimed the full inheritance.

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.