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Siege of Gongenyama 1510

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Key facts

Year1510Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationJapanNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
Coordinates35.4719, 139.6286Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Gongenyama (権現山の戦い) occurred in 1510 during the Sengoku period of Japan's history. The daimyō Uesugi Tomoyoshi (上杉朝良; died 1518) had a retainer Ueda Masamori (上田政盛) who rebelled against him and laid siege to his castle of Gongenyama. Masamori was defeated.

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Location

35.4719, 139.6286 · Japan

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