siege, early modern
Siege of Ōtsu
Siege of Ōtsu was a siege conducted in 1600 at Ōtsu Castle, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Mōri victory.
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Record
| Date | 1600 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ōtsu Castle, Japan 35.017N, 135.850E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Mōri victory | |
| Territorial change | Castle falls to Western forces | |
| Belligerents | Western forces; forces of Mōri Terumoto | Eastern forces; castle garrison loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu |
| Commanders | Kobayakawa Hidekane; Tachibana Muneshige; Tsukushi Hirokado | Kyōgoku Takatsugu |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Nyoigatake 1509, 2.2 km
- Battle of Higashi-iwakura 1467, 4.3 km
- Siege of Nakao Castle 1550, 4.3 km
- Siege of Yamashina Hongan-ji 1532, 4.9 km
- Battle of Awazu 1184, 5.9 km
Elsewhere in 1600
- Battle of Sekigahara Japan
- Battle of Nieuwpoort Belgium
- Battle of Karksi Estonia
- Battle of Imafuku Japan
- Siege of Hasedō Japan
Siege of Ōtsu is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 356 in present-day Japan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510547, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ōtsu, revision 1370746770, 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.