Siege of Toyama

36°41′35.88″N 137°12′39.60″E / 36.6933000°N 137.2110000°E / 36.6933000; 137.2110000Result Toyotomi victoryBelligerents Toyotomi forces Sassa Narimasa's forcesCommanders and leaders Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Horio Yoshiharu
Maeda Toshinaga
Hachiya Yoritaka
Kanamori Nagachika Sassa NarimasaStrength 100,000 (speculation) 20,000 (speculation)
Siege of Toyama is located in Toyama Prefecture
Siege of Toyama
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Siege of Toyama is located in Japan
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Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

The siege of Toyama was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.

History

During the late summer of August 1585, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had led his army of around 100,000 soldiers against Sassa Narimasa, a once former ally many years past.

During the siege of Toyama, Toyotomi's senior commander Maeda Toshinaga would play a very prominent role within the overall attack. In the end, Narimasa's defence was shattered, thus allowing Toyotomi supremacy over Etchu province.[1]

References

  1. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 236. ISBN 9781854095237.


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