Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

Wakae Castle: contested ground

The ground around Wakae Castle was fought over 8 times between 1477 and 1615: 4 battles and 4 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Wakae CastleBattle of TaiheijiBattle of KyōkōjiSiege of Wakae CastleSiege of Takaya CastleSiege of ShigisanBattle of YaoBattle of DōmyōjiBattle of DōmyōjiŌsakaHiroshimaNagoyaKyotoKōchiKōbeMatsuyamaHamamatsu200 km34.611N, 135.623E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Wakae Castle, 1477Battle of Taiheiji, 1542Battle of Kyōkōji, 1562Siege of Wakae Castle, 1573Siege of Takaya Castle, 1574Siege of Shigisan, 1577Battle of Yao, 1615Battle of Dōmyōji, 161514771615
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
14 November 1477Siege of Wakae CastleWakae CastleŌnin War
2 April 1542Battle of TaiheijiChishiki-ji
20 May 1562Battle of KyōkōjiQ11499470
1573Siege of Wakae CastleWakae Castle
2 May 1574Siege of Takaya CastleTakaya CastleIshiyama Hongan-ji War
1577Siege of ShigisanShigisan Castle
2 June 1615Battle of YaoYaoSiege of Osaka
3 June 1615Battle of DōmyōjiDōmyōjiSiege of Osaka

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.