The 1569 siege of Kanbara was one of many sieges undertaken by the

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against the territories of the

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during Japan's

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Takeda Katsuyori was a Japanese ''daimyō'' (military lord) of the Sengoku period, who was famed as the head of the Takeda clan and the successor to the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. He was son-in-law of Hojo Ujiyasu, ''daimyō'' of Hojo clan. Early life H ...

, the son of clan head

Takeda Shingen was daimyō, daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as "the Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and credited with exceptional military prestige. Shingen was based in a p ...

, led the siege against Kanbara castle in

Suruga province was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suruga bordered on Izu Province, Izu, Kai Province, Kai, Sagami Province, Sagami, Shinano Province, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Province, Tōtōm ...

, which was held by a garrison of 1,000 men under the command of

Hōjō Genan was a Japanese ''Samurai'' of the Sengoku period. He was the second and youngest son of Hōjō Sōun. and brother of Hōjō Ujitsuna. Genan was a highly educated samurai, thus he worked as a diplomat of the Later Hōjō clan. With his brother, ...

's son, Hōjō Ujinobu. The castle fell on 6 December 1569, and Ujinobu was forced to kill himself.

References

*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). ''The Samurai Sourcebook''. London: Cassell & Co. 1569 in Japan Sieges of the Sengoku period Attacks on castles in Japan Conflicts in 1569 Suruga Province Military history of Shizuoka Prefecture 16th-century military history of Japan {{Japan-battle-stub