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Siege of Inabayama Castle

Siege of Inabayama Castle was a siege conducted on 27 September 1567 at Gifu Castle, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Oda victory. Recorded strength: 13,000+ against Castle garrison.

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Gifu Castle on Mount Kinka
Gifu Castle on Mount Kinka. Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 September 1567
WhereGifu Castle, Japan35.434N, 136.782E
OutcomeOda victory
BelligerentsOda clanagainstSaitō clan

Record

Date27 September 1567
to 27 September 1567
PlaceGifu Castle, Japan
35.434N, 136.782E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength13,000+Castle garrison
Commanders
  • Saitō Tatsuoki
  • Takenaka Shigeharu
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Elsewhere in 1567

Siege of Inabayama Castle is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5962857, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Inabayama Castle, revision 1383921192, 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.