In May, 1583, a former general of Nobunaga's named Shibata Katsuie coordinated a number of simultaneous attacks on these fortresses, believing that Hideyoshi could not defend all his forts at once. To that end, Oda Nobutaka attacked the castle at Ōgaki, distracting Hideyoshi while Sakuma Morimasa launched his attack on Shizugatake. However, after meeting Oda Nobutaka at Ōgaki, Hideyoshi turned and led his men to Shizugatake, covering 80 kilometers in just five hours. The Sengoku period (Japanese: 戦国時代, Sengoku-jidai) or Warring States period, was a period of civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Reeds on the shore of Lake Biwa Lake Biwa from outer space. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· , June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... Statue of Kato Kiyomasa in front of Kumamoto Castle Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正, Katō Kiyomasa, July 25, 1562-August 2, 1611) was a daimyō during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ... Fukushima Masanori (1561 - 1624) was a retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Japan. ... Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) (1530 - 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ... Sakuma Morimasa (佐久間 盛政, 1554 - 83) is a retainer of Shibata Katsuie. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... The siege of Kozuki occurred in 1578, when the army of Mōri Terumoto attacked and captured the castle of Kozuki in Harima province. ... This second siege of Itami castle occurred five years after it was seized by Oda Nobunaga from a lord named Itami, and entrusted to Araki Murashige. ... Siege of Miki lasted from 1578 to 1580. ... The siege of Tottori castle in 1581 is one of the few in which starvation tactics were used to a successful completion of the siege. ... The Siege of Takamatsu took place in 1582 in Japan. ... The Battle of Yamazaki was fought in 1582 in Yamazaki, Japan. ... The battle of Uchide-hama took place in 1582, following the battle of Yamazaki. ... The battle of Komaki, along with the battle of Nagakute which followed, was the climax of the conflict between the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, two warlords who sought to conquer Japan at the end of the Sengoku period. ... Combatants forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu Commanders Ikeda Nobuteru, Hori Hidemasa Mizuno Tadashige, Tokugawa Ieyasu Strength Under 20,000 9000 Casualties The battle of Nagakute ), along with the preceding battle of Komaki, represents the climax of the conflict between two of Japans greatest warlords, Toyotomi Hideyoshi... Combatants forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi forces of Oda clan Commanders Toyotomi Hideyoshi Oda Nobuo Strength Casualties The 1584 siege of Kaganoi was one of the final battles fought by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his bid to gain the lands and power of Oda Nobunaga, who died two years earlier. ... Combatants forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Takehana garrison Commanders Toyotomi Hideyoshi Unknown The 1584 siege of Takehana was something of a follow-up to the siege of Kaganoi; the great warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi sought to consolidate his power, particularly in the lands of his late lord Oda Nobunaga. ... Combatants forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi forces loyal to Oda Nobuo Commanders Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Maeda Tanetoshi Various The 1584 siege of Kanie was one of many elements in Toyotomi Hideyoshis campaign to consolidate his power over the lands held by the Oda clan in Owari province. ... The Invasion of Shikoku occurred in 1585. ... Combatants Negoro-gumi, the warrior monks of Negoro-ji forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Commanders Unknown Toyotomi Hideyoshi Strength 30,000-50,000 6,000 Casualties The siege of Negoroji was one of many sieges that Oda Nobunagas forces undertook in the 1580s, against the many fortresses of warrior monks. ... Combatants forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Hōjō clan army Commanders Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu Hōjō Ujimasa Strength 200,000 50,000 Casualties Unknown Unknown The third siege of Odawara ) occurred in 1590, and was the primary action in Toyotomi Hideyoshis campaign to eliminate the Hōjō clan as... The siege of Shimoda was a naval siege conducted against a coastal Hōjō fortress in Izu Province. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) (1530 - 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ... Oda Nobutaka (織田信孝; 1558-1583) is a samurai and member of Oda clan. ... Sakuma Morimasa (佐久間 盛政, 1554 - 83) is a retainer of Shibata Katsuie. ...

Shizugatake was held by Hideyoshi's general Nakagawa Kiyohide. Sakuma Morimasa attacked on orders from Shibata Katsuie, and Nakagawa was killed, but the fortress' defenses held. Hearing that Hideyoshi was coming with reinforcements, Sakuma ordered his men to break the siege lines and prepare to defend themselves. Nakagawa Kiyohide (中川 清秀; 1556 – June 6, 1583) was a daimyo in Azuchi-Momoyama period. ... Sakuma Morimasa (佐久間 盛政, 1554 - 83) is a retainer of Shibata Katsuie. ... Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) (1530 - 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ...

Hideyoshi's army quickly pushed Sakuma's forces into a rout, and pursued them back to Shibata Katsuie's fortress at Kita-no-shō (Fukui) in Echizen province. They seized the castle, but not before Shibata lit the keep on fire, killed his family, and committed seppuku. , Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Echizen (越前国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture. ... Seppuku with ritual attire and second (staged) General Akashi Gidayu preparing to commit Seppuku after losing a battle for his master in 1582. ...

Hideyoshi's chief seven generals in this battle earned a great degree of fame and honor, and came to be known as the shichi-hon yari or 'Seven Spears' of Shizugatake. The Seven Spears of Shizugatake (七本槍, Shizugatake no shichi-hon-yari) were the top generals of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who sought to control Japan at the end of the 16th century. ...

References

• Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615." Stanford: Stanford University Press.
• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.