Siege of Otate

The 1578 siege of Otate (御館の乱, Otate no ran) took place following the sudden death of Uesugi Kenshin, one of Japan's greatest warlords. Kenshin had requested that the inheritance be split between his nephew, Uesugi Kagekatsu, and his adopted son Uesugi Kagetora.

Siege of Otate
Part of the Sengoku period
DateMarch 17, 1578
Location
Otate castle, Echigo province, Japan
Result Siege successful; Uesugi Kagekatsu victorious
Belligerents
forces of Uesugi Kagetora forces of Uesugi Kagekatsu
Commanders and leaders
Uesugi Kagetora Uesugi Kagekatsu

Thus, on March 17, 1578, Uesugi Kagekatsu led a force from his castle at Kasugayama to besiege his cousin's Otate castle. The castle fell, Kagetora committed seppuku, and Kagekatsu claimed the full inheritance.[1]

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References
  1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 230. ISBN 9781854095237.


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