Matsuida Castle
Castle in Nagano, Japan
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Matsuida Castle (松井田城, Matsuida-jō)) is the remains of a castle structure in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
| Matsuida Castle | |
|---|---|
松井田城 | |
| Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Yamajiro-style castle |
| Controlled by | Annaka clan, Takeda clan, Go-Hōjō clan |
| Condition | ruins |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 36.3224°N 138.7925°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | Muromachi period |
| Built by | Annaka clan |
| Demolished | 1590 |
| Events | Siege of Matsuida Castle |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Annaka Tadamasa, Daidōji Masashige |
After Go-Hōjō's army defeated Takigawa Kazumasu's army in the Battle of Shintsugawa,[1] Matsuida Castle was seized and controlled by the Go-Hōjō clan.[2]
Daidōji Masashige expanded and improved the defences of the castle against a possible invasion of the Toyotomi clan.[2] In 1590, after the outbreak of the Siege of Odawara, the castle was besieged by a big army of the Toyotomi clan and attacked by Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu and Sanada Masayuki.[2] Masashige surrendered after about a month of siege.[2][3][4]
Its ruins have been protected as a Town designated historic site.[5]
