siege, early modern

Siege of Kaminojo

Name: Siege of Kaminojo
Location: Gamagōri-shi, Japan

Siege of Kaminojo was a siege conducted in 1562 at Gamagōri-shi, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Matsudaira victory.

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Fought1562

WhereGamagōri-shi, Japan34.826N, 137.220E

OutcomeMatsudaira victory

BelligerentsMatsudaira forcesagainstImagawa forces

Record

Date	1562 (year precision)
Place	Gamagōri-shi, Japan 34.826N, 137.220E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Commanders	Matsudaira Motoyasu Hattori Hanzō Ishikawa Kazumasa	Udono Nagateru

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Fujinaminawate 1561, 12 km W
Battle of Azukizaka 1542, 12 km N
Battle of Azukizaka 1548, 12 km N
Battle of Azukizaka 1564, 12 km N
Battle of Zenmyōtsutsumi 1561, 12 km W

Elsewhere in 1562

Siege of Kaminojo 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 Q7510141, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kaminogō Castle, revision 1380072278, 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.