The 1584 siege of Kanie was one of many elements in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign to consolidate his power over the lands held by the Oda clan in Owari province. This event actually consisted of two sieges. 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. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Oda Nobukatsu. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... 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 Shizugatake took place in 1583 in Japan. ... 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. ... 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. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Hideyoshi in old age. ... The Oda clan is a Daimyo family descended from Taira no Sukemori. ...

When Hideyoshi came to attack Kanie castle, it was held by Maeda Tanetoshi on behalf of the Oda. However, Hideyoshi had pardoned Maeda's cousin Takigawa Kazumasu for his support of Shibata Katsuie, and as a result Takigawa was an ally of Hideyoshi's. He convinced his cousin Maeda to switch sides, joining Hideyoshi and giving up the castle to him. Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) (1530 - 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ...

The new allies then attempted to attack nearly Ono castle, but were repulsed when the defenders threw torches into the attacker's boats.

Returning to Kanie castle, Hideyoshi and Maeda came under siege from forces loyal to the Oda and Sakakibara clans, on behalf of the alliance between the Oda and Tokugawa Ieyasu. They pushed through the castle's outer defenses, and negotiated a surrender contingent on the besiegers being given Maeda's head. As a result, Maeda Tanetoshi attempted to escape, but was killed by his cousin, Takigawa Kazumasu, who provided the head to the Oda commanders. The Oda clan is a Daimyo family descended from Taira no Sukemori. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu); 徳川 家康 (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa bakufu of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. ...

Reference

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.