Siege of Udo

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Siege of Udo
Part of Sekigahara Campaign
Date 1600 Location Kyūshū Result Toyotomi victory
Belligerents
Tokugawa forces	Toyotomi forces
Commanders
Kato Kiyomasa	Konishi Yukinaga

The Siege of Udo the Siege of Udo was a battle during the final years of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (17th century) of Japan.

During this section of the Sekigahara campaign, Kato Kiyomasa had assisted the cause of the Tokugawa under Tokugawa Ieyasu in Kyūshū. Kato Kiyomasa had elaborated on his contributions by taking the castle of Udo after a long fought siege. Udo castle at the time had belonged to his old rival Konishi Yukinaga.

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The Samurai Sourcebook