The 1573 siege of Hikida was one of many battles the warlord Oda Nobunaga fought against the Asai and Asakura clans during Japan's Sengoku period. These two families were among the staunchest opponents of Nobunaga's attempts to seize land and power for himself. 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. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· , June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... Asakura is the last protecter of the Asakura line who own a small province in the centre of Japan, making him a famous daimyo of Japan he is famous for his ferocity in battle. ... Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· , June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... Asakura is the last protecter of the Asakura line who own a small province in the centre of Japan, making him a famous daimyo of Japan he is famous for his ferocity in battle. ... Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· , June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... Battle of Okehazama (桶狭間の戦い Okehazama-no-tatakai) took place in May of 1560. ... The second battle of Azukizaka took place in 1564, when Tokugawa Ieyasu sought to combat the growing threat of the Ikko-ikki, a sect of warrior monks who were strongly against samurai rule. ... Combatants Forces of Rokkaku Yoshisuke Forces of Oda Nobunaga Commanders Rokkaku Yoshisuke Shibata Katsuie Strength Casualties Chōkōji was a castle captured by Oda Nobunaga from the Rokkaku (Sasaki) family. ... The Battle of Anegawa (姉川の戦い) took place in Japan. ... Combatants Forces of Oda Nobunaga Tendai Warrior Monks Commanders Oda Nobunaga  ? Strength Casualties The Siege of Mount Hiei was fought in 1571 between the forces of Oda Nobunaga and the Tendai Warrior Monks. ... The Sieges of Nagashima took place in 1571, 1573 and 1574 in Japan. ... The battle of Mikata ga Hara was one of the most famous battles of Takeda Shingens campaigns, and one of the best demonstrations of his cavalry-based tactics. ... Siege of Odani took place in 1573. ... Combatants Forces of Oda Nobunaga Asakura clan Commanders Oda Nobunaga  ? Strength Casualties The Siege of Ichijo ga dani was fought in 1573 between the forces of Oda Nobunaga and the Asakura clan. ... The Siege of Itami was fought in 1574 between the forces of Oda Nobunaga and the forces of Araki Murashige, who was in revolt against Nobunaga. ... Combatants forces of Takeda Katsuyori forces of Oda Nobunaga Commanders Takeda Katsuyori, Anayama Nobukimi, Takeda Nobukado, Takeda Nobutoyo Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Okudaira Sadamasa Strength 15,000 38,000 Casualties 10,000 dead, incl. ... Combatants Honganji Forces of Oda Nobunaga Commanders  ? Harada Naomasa Strength Casualties  ? Harada killed The Siege of Mitsuji was fought in May of 1576 between the forces of Oda Nobunaga and the Honganji. ... The two battles of Kizugawaguchi (lit. ... The Battle of Tedorigawa, took place in 1577. ... The Battle of Temmokuzan was fought in 1582 between the combined forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga and those of Takeda Katsuyori. ... The forced suicide in 1582 of Japanese Daimyo Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide occurred in Honnoji Temple, ending Nobunagas quest to consolidate centralized power in Japan under his authority. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· , June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... The Asai family (浅井氏) was a line of daimyō (feudal lords) which, along with the Asakura family, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. ... The Asakura family (朝倉氏) was a line of daimyō (feudal lords) which, along with the Asai family, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. ... 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. ...

In that year, 1573, Nobunaga besieged Odani castle, which was held by Asai Nagamasa. Asakura Yoshikage, leading a force to relieve and reinforce the Asai garrison, came under attack by Nobunaga's army. He sought refuge in Hikida castle, and came under siege himself. Siege of Odani took place in 1573. ... Azai Nagamasa (浅井 長政) (1545 - August 28, 1573) was a son of Azai Hisamasa, from whom he took over in. ... Asakura is the last protecter of the Asakura line who own a small province in the centre of Japan, making him a famous daimyo of Japan he is famous for his ferocity in battle. ...

Hikida fell on August 10, and Asakura fled back to his home province of Echizen. Echizen (越前国; -no kuni) was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui prefecture. ...