Siege of Mitsuji

Part of the Sengoku period

Date	May 1576
Location	{{{place}}}
Result	Ikkō-ikki victory

Belligerents

Ikkō-ikki monks

forces of Oda Nobunaga

Commanders and leaders

Various/Unknown

Harada Naomasa
Oda Nobunaga

Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga

Inō Terabe Marune Okehazama Inabayama Castle Chōkō-ji Kanegasaki Anegawa Ishiyama Hongan-ji Mount Hiei Nagashima Mikatagahara Hikida Castle Odani Castle Ichijōdani Castle Itami Nagashino Mitsuji Kizugawaguchi Shigisan Tedorigawa Takatenjin Tottori Hijiyama Tenmokuzan Takatō Uozu Honnō-ji

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. However, the Ikki were expert gunners, forcing Nobunaga to withdraw. Nobunaga suffered a bullet wound to his leg, and lost one of his generals, Harada Naomasa.

References

Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.

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