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Fushimi Castle at AllExperts (421 words) |
 | The construction of the original castle was begun in 1592, the year after Hideyoshi's retirement from the regency, and completed in 1594. |
| Though bearing the external martial appearance of a castle, the structure was intended as a retirement palace for Hideyoshi, and was furnished and decorated as such. |
| In 1600, the castle fell in a famous and significant siege by Ishida Mitsunari. |
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| The castle stood until 1615 when it was burned to the ground in final defeat of the remaining Toyotomi loyalists by the Tokugawa There is presently a castle on the old grounds in Osaka but it is a modern smaller scale rebuild. |
| This castle, built in the same grand design as its predecessors, indirectly represented the power and authority of the Tokugawa to the western daiymyo who were predominantly on the opposing side at the battle of Sekigahara (1600) and later the Osaka Castle campaign. |
| Castle gates were always considered to be the most vunerable points in castle defense.The main gate had to be both an imposing structure and a deterrent to the enemies advancement. |
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