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Siege of Kōzuki Castle

Siege of Kōzuki Castle was a siege conducted in 1578 at Kōzuki Castle, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Chūgoku Campaign, which ran from 1577 to 1582. The recorded result: Mōri victory.

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Fought1578
WhereKōzuki Castle, Japan34.977N, 134.324E
OutcomeMōri victory
Belligerentsforces of Mōri Terumoto; Ukita clanagainstforce loyal to Oda Nobunaga; Amago clan
Part ofChūgoku Campaign1577 to 1582

Where it sits in the Chūgoku Campaign

Siege of Miki, 1578Siege of Kōzuki Castle, 1578Siege of Itami, 1579Siege of Tottori, 1581Siege of Takamatsu, 158215781582Siege of Kōzuki Castle, 1578
5 placed engagements of the Chūgoku Campaign in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1578 (year precision)
to 6 August 1578
PlaceKōzuki Castle, Japan
34.977N, 134.324E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Amago Katsuhisa
  • Yamanaka Yukimori
Siege of Kōzuki CastleSiege of Kōzuki CastleSiege of Tenjinyama CastleBattle of Aoyama-KawarakeyamaBattle of MyōzenjiSiege of FukuryūjiBattle of TottoriSiege of Tenjinyama CastleBattle of MyōzenjiSiege of FukuryūjiBattle of TottoriŌsakaHiroshimaMatsuyamaWakayamaFukuiKureMatsueTokushima100 km34.977N, 134.324E
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Siege of Kōzuki 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 Q7510180, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kōzuki Castle, revision 1370742699, 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.