Siege of Mitsuji

The 1576 siege of Mitsuji (Japanese: 三津寺砦の戦い) 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.

Siege of Mitsuji
Part of the Sengoku period
DateMay 1576
Location
Mitsu-ji, Osaka
34°39′14.04″N 135°30′59.22″E
Result Ikkō-ikki victory
Belligerents
Ikkō-ikki monks forces of Oda Nobunaga
Commanders and leaders
Various/Unknown Oda Nobunaga
Harada Naomasa †
Niwa Nagahide
Hashiba Hideyoshi
Takigawa Kazumasu
Inaba Ittetsu
Hachiya Yoritaka
Strength
15,000 sōhei 3,000 ashigaru
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)

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.[1]

He also lost one of his generals, Harada Naomasa.

References
  1. Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 228. ISBN 1854095234.
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