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Siege of Kawagoe Castle

Siege of Kawagoe Castle was a battle fought in October 1545 at Kawagoe Castle, in what is now Japan; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Hōjō clan victory. Recorded strength: Garrison: 3,000; Relief: 8,000; Total: 11,000 troops against Total: 80,000 troops.

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Kawagoe castle's Honmaru Goden in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture
Kawagoe castle's Honmaru Goden in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture. Syohei Arai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtOctober 1545ran into the following year
WhereKawagoe Castle, Japan35.924N, 139.491E
OutcomeHōjō clan victory
BelligerentsLater Hōjō clanagainstUesugi clan; Ashikaga shogunate
Casualties and lossesUnclear, presumably minimaland13,000–16,000 killed or wounded

Record

DateOctober 1545 (month precision)
to 19 May 1546
PlaceKawagoe Castle, Japan
35.924N, 139.491E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthGarrison: 3,000; Relief: 8,000; Total: 11,000 troopsTotal: 80,000 troops
Casualties and lossesUnclear, presumably minimal13,000–16,000 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Uesugi Tomosada (16th century)
  • Uesugi Norimasa
  • Kantō
  • Kanrei
  • Ashikaga Haruuji
  • Kantō Kubō
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Elsewhere in 1545

Siege of Kawagoe 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 Q1064720, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kawagoe Castle, revision 1370742385, 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.