| Siege of Minamata | |||||||
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| Part of Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Shimazu clan | Ōtomo clan Sagara clan |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Shimazu Iehisa | Sagara Yoshiaki | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 31000 | 700 | ||||||
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The Siege of Minamata was a short siege of the castle of Minamata. Minamata was the entry point for the Ōtomo lands in Higo province, the castle was guarded by Sagara Yoshiaki with 700 soldiers.[1] When Shimazu Iehisa encamped near the castle with 31000 men on 16 September negotiations were opened but Sagara refused to allow the Shimazu unhindered transit through his domain. The castle was taken by storm overnight and Yoshiaki was forced to commit seppuku.[2]