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Siege of Kanegasaki

Siege of Kanegasaki was a siege conducted on 7 April 1337 at Kanegasaki Castle, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Shogunate victory.

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The memorial stone of the 1337 Siege of Kanegasaki at the site of Kanegasaki Castle in Tsuruga, Fukui.
The memorial stone of the 1337 Siege of Kanegasaki at the site of Kanegasaki Castle in Tsuruga, Fukui.. 立花左近, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 April 1337
WhereKanegasaki Castle, Japan35.666N, 136.074E
OutcomeShogunate victory
BelligerentsAshikaga shogunateagainstNitta family

Record

Date7 April 1337
to 7 April 1337
PlaceKanegasaki Castle, Japan
35.666N, 136.074E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Kō no Moroyasu
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Elsewhere in 1337

Siege of Kanegasaki 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 Q7510148, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kanegasaki (1337), revision 1385086246, 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.