Siege of Mitsuji

Siege of Mitsuji
Part of the Sengoku period
DateMay 1576
Location
Mitsu-ji, Osaka
34°39′14.04″N 135°30′59.22″E / 34.6539000°N 135.5164500°E / 34.6539000; 135.5164500Coordinates: 34°39′14.04″N 135°30′59.22″E / 34.6539000°N 135.5164500°E / 34.6539000; 135.5164500
Result Ikkō-ikki victory
Belligerents
Ikkō-ikki monks forces of Oda Nobunaga
Commanders and leaders
Various/Unknown Harada Naomasa
Oda Nobunaga
Siege of Mitsuji is located in Osaka Prefecture
Siege of Mitsuji
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Siege of Mitsuji is located in Japan
Siege of Mitsuji
Siege of Mitsuji (Japan)

The 1576 Siege of Mitsuji was part of the eleven-year Ishiyama Hongan-ji War. The Ikkō-ikki, a group of warrior monks and peasants, controlled the fortress and stood as one of the primary obstacles to Oda Nobunaga's bid for power.

In May 1576, Nobunaga personally took part in an attack on the fortress. He led a number of ashigaru (foot soldiers) in pushing back the Ikki garrison to their inner gates. Nobunaga suffered a bullet wound to his leg.

He also lost one of his generals, Harada Naomasa.


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