Siege of Kurokawa Castle

Part of Date supremacy over Ashina

Date	1589
Location	{{{place}}}
Result	Date victory

Belligerents

forces of Date Masamune

Ashina forces

Commanders and leaders

Date Masamune

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The Siege of Kurokawa Castle was a battle during the Azuchi–Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.

Following the assassination of Ashina Moritaka, Ashina Morishige, son of Satake Yoshishige, was chosen to inherit the leadership of the clan. Many vassals under the Ashina clan defected to the Date clan. Date Masamune, who had been a rival of the Ashina clan for many years, seized the chance to invade the territories of the Ashina. Masamune took the Kurokawa Castle with little effort.

References

The Samurai Sourcebook

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