siege, medieval
Siege of Kamakura
Siege of Kamakura was a siege conducted on 5 July 1333 at Kamakura, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Genkō War, which ran from 1331 to 1333. The recorded result: Imperial victory.
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Where it sits in the Genkō War
Record
| Date | 5 July 1333 to 5 July 1333 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kamakura, Japan 35.316N, 139.550E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Strength | 15,000 | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Tōshō-ji 1333, 1.0 km NE
- Siege of Kamakura 1526, 1.3 km NE
- Siege of Sugimoto Castle 1337, 1.8 km NE
- Attack on Yokosuka 1945, 11 km E
- Siege of Kinugasa Castle 1180, 12 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1333 and 1526.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Tōshō-ji 4 July 1333
- All 11 engagements of Genkō War
Elsewhere in 1333
- Battle of Halidon Hill United Kingdom
- Siege of Nicomedia Turkey
- Third Siege of Gibraltar United Kingdom
- Siege of Berwick United Kingdom
- Fourth Siege of Gibraltar United Kingdom
Siege of Kamakura 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 Q7510143, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kamakura (1333), revision 1385222346, 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.