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castle in one night; however it is more likely that it was the tower's skeleton with a facade that was seen from the opposite bank. The result of the hasty construction was meant to give his own men a vantage point and to surprise and impress the enemy. Taking advantage of the enemy's caution, Kinoshita's men were able to quickly transform the fragile framework into a functioning fortification, and then into a complete castle. Nobunaga then ordered Kinoshita to remain as steward of the castle, and bestowed upon him the name
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Kinoshita Hideyoshi's vanguard set fire to the town. As some soldiers took positions on Mount Inoguchi and a nearby ridgeline, the main army positioned itself before Mount Inaba to begin the siege. The greatly augmented army, now bristling with the flags of the Saitō clan's former vassals and allies, bewildered the castle's defenders. In the days that followed, Kinoshita dispatched men to gather intelligence, especially from peasants willing to help. Kinoshita met with a local resident,
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overran what was left of the castle's garrison. While Kuroda's men mopped up the last of the resistance, Kinoshita's team found a place to rest, while Horio Yoshiharu passed around a large gourd of sake he had taken from the castle's supply. By the end of 27 September 1567, Inabayama Castle had fallen, and the remaining lords of Mino province formally surrendered to Nobunaga.
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quickly devolved into chaos, as the shocked and exhausted defenders thought they were under a full-scale attack from behind. Kinoshita's men, filthy from the night's exertions and brandishing bloody swords as they rushed across the main courtyard, added to the impression. The castle garrison was thrown into complete disarray as men were pulled from the
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The efforts of Kinoshita Hideyoshi as the mastermind of the victory were recognized by Nobunaga and his status rose accordingly. After the battle, Kinoshita was promoted in rank and made lord of three districts in the northern part of the newly conquered Mino province, and not long afterward took the
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Sometime after dawn, Kinoshita's team infiltrated the castle, set fire to a storehouse and the powder magazine, and then rushed to open the front gates, cutting down whoever got in their way. With explosions erupting from the powder magazine and the other building burning fiercely, the castle defense
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Oda Nobunaga mounted forays into Mino territory in 1561 and 1563, which resulted in brief battles. In each expedition Nobunaga and his 700 troops were outnumbered by rapidly assembled forces under local daimyo, who would muster up to 3,000 men. Caught in the open and unable to organize a defense, he
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In about two weeks' time Nobunaga had entered the sprawling Mino Province, raised an army, and conquered the ruling clan in their mountaintop castle. Following the battle, the Mino Triumvirate, awed by the speed and skill of Nobunaga's conquest, permanently allied themselves to Nobunaga. Nobunaga
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Due to the weak leadership of the Saitō, many samurai leaders defected to Nobunaga before the battle, while others willingly submitted afterward. With this victory, Nobunaga took control of the expansive and fertile Mino Province and gained numerous supporters and resources. Nobunaga had Inabayama
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opposite Saitō territory. The advantage of the castle's proximity to the enemy was also a problem during construction. Until the castle was complete, Kinoshita's men and the construction site were vulnerable to an amphibious attack from across the river. According to legend, Kinoshita built the
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As the forces loyal to Nobunaga moved across the plain, several skirmishes were fought in a futile effort to repulse the invading forces. Nobunaga's forces then entered the town of Inoguchi, which lay below Inabayama Castle. To clear the field of view and provide space for the besieging army,
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to face the nonexistent assault, while others threw down their weapons and surrendered. When Kinoshita's team had attained the gatehouse they tied their gourds to spears and waved them to their allies below to signal they were in position, whereupon Kuroda's infantry charged the open gates and
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of fresh water. Horio Yoshiharu then guided Kinoshita Hideyoshi and the small assault force around to the back of the mountain, where they climbed the steep slopes by the light of a full moon. At dawn, while Kinoshita's mission was in progress, the main force under
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erected on the battlefield, where he held a meeting with his top officers and allotted tasks pertaining to the reconstruction of the castle following the battle. He also greeted the daimyo of the Mino Triumvirate, who were stunned by his audacity, and offered them
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and took command of the castle and its garrison. Although Tatsuoki was allowed to remain the titular head of the clan, he contributed nothing to the outcome of the battle. When the Oda army entered Mino, Hanbei prepared the garrison for the defense of the castle.
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Saitō Tatsuoki survived the battle, though there are at least two accounts of how he managed this. In one account, Tatsuoki abandoned the castle the night before the final attack, took a boat, and fled down the
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It is uncertain exactly what happened on the battlefield between 14 and 25 September. Given what is known of Nobunaga's aggressive fighting style, the prevailing siege tactics of the day, the layout of the
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should be built somewhere near Inabayama Castle to serve as a staging point for the Oda forces. Nobunaga agreed and assigned Kinoshita the task. To this end, with support from
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It was a short, two-week siege, fought between 13 and 27 September 1567, or in the Japanese calendar: from the 1st to 15th day of the eighth month, in the 10th year of the
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launched his campaign to unify China. Nobunaga had a lavish manor built at the base of the castle mountain. He then transferred his primary base and residence from
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commanded the defense. Nobunaga then left or was driven out soon afterward. In later years Nobunaga had this setback expunged from records and omitted from the
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On the night of 26 September, Kinoshita gathered his team and, concerned over the late summer heat and the exertions in store, provided them with
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and started his campaign in Mino Province, defeating Tatsuoki in both the Battle of Moribeand the Battle of Jushijo in June of the same year.
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At the outset of the siege, Nobunaga organized the troops of his allies and retainers into several divisions, with a reserve and a vanguard:
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the following year. He continued to use Gifu Castle as his primary residence and headquarters until he moved into the partially completed
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at its foot, and accessed by a winding avenue up the southern slopes. Although it was considered nearly impregnable, Tatsuoki fled the
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In 1566, in anticipation of the upcoming campaign, Kinoshita proposed that a
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and would initiate the unification of 16th century Japan, was married to
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of the clan, had shown himself to be a cowardly and ineffective ruler,
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1567 siege concluding Oda Nobunaga's campaign against the Saitō clan
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fell back each time to his home territory. The local history of
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Nobunaga's young retainer Kinoshita Tōkichirō (later known as
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Index

Sengoku period

tenshu
Mt. Inaba
Mino Province
Japan
35°26′02″N 136°46′56″E / 35.43389°N 136.78222°E / 35.43389; 136.78222
Inabayama Castle
Oda clan
Saitō clan
Oda Nobunaga
Kinoshita Tōkichirō
Kuroda Kanbei
Saitō Tatsuoki
Takenaka Hanbei
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Oda Nobunaga
Akatsuka
Kiyosu
Muraki
Inō
Nagara river
Ukino
Terabe
Marune
Okehazama
Inabayama Castle
Chōkō-ji

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