Sieges of Toishi
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Sieges of Toishi | |||||||||
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Part of Sengoku period | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
forces of Takeda family | forces of Murakami Yoshikiyo | ||||||||
Commanders | |||||||||
Sanada Yukitaka, Yokota Takatoshi† | Murakami Yoshikiyo | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
4000 | 3000 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | 1000+ killed |
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The sieges of Toishi castle took place during Takeda Shingen's campaign to take over Shinano Province. His army, led by Sanada Yukitaka, began sieging the castle in 1550. The defending lord, Murakami Yoshikiyo, held out until the following year, but his garrisson suffered over 1000 casualties, and was ultimately forced to surrender.
[edit] References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.