Siege of Osaka Castle

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Article abstract: Type of action: Siege in the Japanese Wars of Unification. Result: Ieyasu solidified his grip on a unified Japan by eliminating his most serious potential challenger, Toyotomi Hideyori.

Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1538 and served as his headquarters until his death in 1598. Hideyoshi’s son, Hideyori, was only five years old at the time of his father’s death, and for a while, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had risen to power, ignored the potential threat posed by Hideyori. However, Hideyori’s vassals and numerous masterless...

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