siege, medieval
Siege of Akasaka
Siege of Akasaka was a siege conducted on 21 October 1331 at Shimo-Akasaka Castle, in what is now Japan; it lasted 31 days. It was part of the Genkō War, which ran from 1331 to 1333. The recorded result: Hōjō victory, Prince Moriyoshi and Masashige escape. Recorded strength: 500 against 10,000.
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Where it sits in the Genkō War
Record
| Date | 21 October 1331 to 21 November 1331 | |
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| Place | Shimo-Akasaka Castle, Japan 34.460N, 135.619E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Territorial change | Kawachi lost to the Shogunate, Akasaka falls. | |
| Strength | 500 | 10,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 1,000 (est.) | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Dakeyama Castle 1461, 2.2 km W
- Siege of Chihaya 1333, 5.6 km SE
- Siege of Takaya Castle 1574, 10.0 km N
- Battle of Dōmyōji 1615, 12 km N
- Battle of Taiheiji 1542, 14 km N
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1331 and 1461.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Kasagi 1331
- After: Battle of Bubaigawara 1333
- All 11 engagements of Genkō War
Elsewhere in 1331
- Battle of Płowce Poland
- Battle of Pyzdry Poland
- Siege of Guardamar Spain
- Siege of Genoa Italy
- Siege of Béjaïa Algeria
Siege of Akasaka is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509791, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Akasaka, revision 1375618737, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.