Siege of Odawara (1561) 1561
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1561 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Japan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Hōjō Ujiyasu, Uesugi Kenshin | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 35.2508, 139.1536 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
In the 1561 siege of Odawara, a battle of Japan's Sengoku period, Uesugi Kenshin attacked Odawara castle. This was the first of several sieges which would befall Odawara castle, the home castle of the Hōjō clan.
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