Siege of Arai

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Siege of Arai
Part of the Sengoku period
Date July 11, 1516
Location Arai castle, Sagami Province
Result Hōjō victory; siege succeeds
Belligerents
garrison of Miura Yoshiatsu forces of the Hōjō clan
Commanders
Miura Yoshiatsu Hōjō Soun
 
Campaigns of the Hōjō

The 1516 siege of Arai was among the first steps taken by Hōjō Soun towards becoming one of the most powerful warlords of Japan's Sengoku period. After attacking Kamakura in 1512, Hōjō turned to Arai castle, on a peninsula to the south, which was controlled by Miura Yoshiatsu.

Miura Yoshiatsu's son Yoshimoto, believing defeat to be inevitable, took his own life by chopping off his own head.

[edit] References

  • Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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