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Siege of Tomioka Castle

Siege of Tomioka Castle was a siege conducted in 1638 in what is now Japan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Shimabara Rebellion, which ran from 1637 to 1638. The recorded result: Tokugawa victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 against 10,000.

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Fought1638
WhereJapan32.529N, 130.032E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTokugawa victory
BelligerentsTokugawa shogunateagainstJapanese Catholics and rōnin peasants
Casualties and losses5 officers, unknown ashigaruand400
Part ofShimabara Rebellion1637 to 1638

Where it sits in the Shimabara Rebellion

Battle of Fukae Village, 1637Siege of Shimabara Castle, 1637Battle of Hondo Castle, 1637Siege of Tomioka Castle, 1638Siege of Hara Castle, 163816371638Siege of Tomioka Castle, 1638
5 placed engagements of the Shimabara Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1638 (year precision)
to 1638
PlaceJapan
32.529N, 130.032E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,00010,000
Casualties and losses5 officers, unknown ashigaru400
Commanders
  • Amakusa Shirō
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Tomioka Castle is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q114601875, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tomioka Castle, revision 1373669388, 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.