siege, early modern
Siege of Itami
Siege of Itami was a siege conducted in 1579 at Itami Castle, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Chūgoku Campaign, which ran from 1577 to 1582. The recorded result: Siege succeeds.
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Record
| Date | 1579 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Itami Castle, Japan 34.780N, 135.421E | |
| Part of | Chūgoku Campaign (1577 to 1582) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Siege succeeds | |
| Belligerents | forces of Oda Nobunaga | forces of Araki Murashige |
| Commanders | Oda Nobutada; Oda Nagamasu; Takigawa Kazumasu; Andō Morinari; Tsuda Nobuzumi; Hachiya Yoritaka; Tsutsui Junkei; Fuwa Mitsuharu | Araki Murashige; Araki Kyūzaemon |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 670 people (Araki family and retainers) |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Itami 1574, 0.1 km
- Daimotsu Kuzure 1531, 7.0 km
- Battle of Kawajiri 1185, 7.2 km
- Battle of Uchidehama 1351, 11 km
- Battle of Uchidehama 1582, 11 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Kōzuki Castle 1578
- After: Siege of Tottori April 1581
- All 5 engagements of Chūgoku Campaign
Elsewhere in 1579
- Siege of Maastricht Netherlands
- Battle of Borgerhout Belgium
- Siege of Polotsk Belarus
- Battle of Roppagawa Japan
- Battle of Ahobilam India
Siege of Itami is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 356 in present-day Japan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510108, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Itami (1579), revision 1373666581, 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.