siege, early modern

Siege of Nanao

Name: Siege of Nanao
Location: Nanao Castle, Japan

Siege of Nanao was a siege conducted in 1576 at Nanao Castle, in what is now Japan; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Uesugi victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 soldiers against 15,000 (soldiers and civilians).

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Fought1576ran into the following year

WhereNanao Castle, Japan37.009N, 136.984E

OutcomeUesugi victory

BelligerentsForces of Uesugi KenshinagainstHatakeyama clan forces

Record

Date	1576 (year precision) to 1577
Place	Nanao Castle, Japan 37.009N, 136.984E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Nanao falls to Uesugi Kenshin
Strength	20,000 soldiers	15,000 (soldiers and civilians)
Commanders	Uesugi Kenshin	Chō Tsugutsura

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

Nearest engagements

Siege of Suemori 1584, 27 km SW
Battle of Shioyama 1183, 29 km SW
Battle of Hannyano 1183, 36 km S
Siege of Toyama 1585, 41 km SE
Battle of Kurikara 1183, 41 km S

Elsewhere in 1576

Siege of Nanao 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 Q7510262, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nanao, revision 1370743869, 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.