Key facts

Year	1576	Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era	Early modern (1500–1799)	derived from year
Location	Japan	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Asia	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Ishiyama Hongan-ji War	Wikidata P361
Coordinates	34.6539, 135.5164	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The 1576 siege of Mitsuji (Japanese: 三津寺砦の戦い) was part of the eleven-year Ishiyama Hongan-ji War. The Ikkō-ikki, a group of warrior monks and peasants, controlled the fortress and stood as one of the primary obstacles to Oda Nobunaga's bid for power.

In May 1576, Nobunaga personally took part in an attack on the fortress. He led a number of ashigaru (foot soldiers) in pushing back the Ikki garrison to their inner gates. Nobunaga suffered a bullet wound to his leg.

However, Nobunaga lost one of his generals, Harada Naomasa.

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