Miki Castle

A reconstructed wall of the former castle

Miki Castle (三木城, Mikijō) was a castle that stood in Miki, Hyogo, Japan.

History

Miki Castle was built by Bessho Nagaharu around 1492.

The siege of Miki

Miki Castle was the scene of a siege from spring 1578 to January 1580,^[1] in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi laid siege to the castle, cutting off food supplies to Bessho Nagaharu, a retainer of the Mōri clan.^[2] Toyotomi ultimately gained control of the castle, but Bessho committed suicide, aged 27,^[1] and Araki Murashige, Lord of Itami, escaped to rejoin the Mōri clan.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Miki City Cultural hall" (in Japanese). Japan: Miki City Cultural Hall. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^ 三木城跡 (in Japanese). Japan: City of Miki. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Turnbull, Stephen (20 December 2011). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9781780962160.

External links

Information published by the city of Miki

[culture-1] "Miki City Cultural hall" (in Japanese). Japan: Miki City Cultural Hall. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

[miki-2] 三木城跡 (in Japanese). Japan: City of Miki. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[turnbull2011-3] Turnbull, Stephen (20 December 2011). Japanese Castles 1540-1640. Osprey Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9781780962160.

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