Siege of Ōtsu 1600
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1600 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Japan | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Kyōgoku Takatsugu, Suetsugu Motoyasu | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 35.0167, 135.8500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Ōtsu (大津城の戦い, Ōtsu-jō no tatakai) took place in 1600, concurrent with the battle of Sekigahara. Kyōgoku Takatsugu held Ōtsu castle for the Tokugawa, and commanded the garrison.
Mōri Terumoto, Tachibana Muneshige, and roughly 15,000 troops laid siege. The sides negotiated and Takatsugu surrendered. However, in the meantime Tokugawa Ieyasu had won the battle of Sekigahara, assuring his control of all Japan, and so the loss of Ōtsu was ultimately insignificant.
Some records of the time indicate that the local inhabitants brought picnic boxes and gathered at Mii-dera on Mount Hiei to observe the battle.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Ōtsu (revision 1370746770), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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