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Siege of Kuragano

Siege of Kuragano was a siege conducted in 1565 at Kuragano Castle, in what is now Japan. It was part of Q109359795. The recorded result: Siege succeeds; Takeda victory. Recorded strength: 6,800 against 5,000.

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Fought1565
WhereKuragano Castle, Japan36.297N, 139.048E
OutcomeSiege succeeds; Takeda victory
Belligerentsforces of Takeda ShingenagainstKuragano garrison
Part ofQ109359795

Record

Date1565 (year precision)
PlaceKuragano Castle, Japan
36.297N, 139.048E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeKuragano falls to Takeda Shingen
Strength6,8005,000
Commanders
  • Kuragano Naoyuki
Siege of KuraganoSiege of KuraganoBattle of KannagawaSiege of MinowaBattle of NamanoyamaSiege of HachigataSiege of HachigataSiege of MinowaSiege of HachigataSiege of HachigataNaganoYokohamaIwakiMatsumotoKōfuNagaokaUtsunomiyaHachiōji100 km36.297N, 139.048E
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Elsewhere in 1565

Siege of Kuragano 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 Q2040837, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kuragano, revision 1370742663, 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.