The 1573 siege of Odani castle was the last stand of the Asai clan, one of Oda Nobunaga's chief opponents. “Sengoku” redirects here. ... Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... The Asai family ), sometimes written as Azai, was a line of daimyo (feudal lords) which, along with the Asakura family, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Asai Nagamasa (浅井 長政) (1545 - August 28, 1573) was a son of Asai Hisamasa, from whom he inherited the lands of Omi. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Combatants forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto forces of Oda Nobunaga Commanders Imagawa Yoshimoto, Matsudaira Motoyasu Oda Nobunaga Strength ~25,000 ~3000 The battle of Okehazama (桶狭間の戦い Okehazama-no-tatakai) took place in June 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 Chōkōji was a castle captured by Oda Nobunaga from the Rokkaku (Sasaki) family. ... Combatants forces of Oda Nobunaga Kanagasaki garrison Commanders Toyotomi Hideyoshi Unknown The 1570 siege of Kanagasaki took place during Oda Nobunagas struggle against the Asakura clan in Echizen province. ... Combatants forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga Azai and Asakura forces Commanders Tokugawa Ieyasu, Oda Nobunaga, Inaba Ittetsu Azai Nagamasa, Asakura Yoshikage The 1570 battle of Anegawa (姉川の戦い) came as a reaction to the sieges of the castles of Odani and Yokoyama. ... 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Combatants forces of Oda Nobunaga forces of Asakura Yoshikage Commanders Oda Nobunaga Asakura Yoshikage The 1573 siege of Hikida was one of many battles the warlord Oda Nobunaga fought against the Asai and Asakura clans during Japans Sengoku period. ... Combatants Forces of Oda Nobunaga Castle garrison Commanders Oda Nobunaga Asakura Yoshikage The 1573 siege of Ichijō ga dani was undertaken by Oda Nobunaga, a powerful warlord (daimyo) of Japans Sengoku period. ... 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 Takeda forces combined Oda-Tokugawa forces 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  ? 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Nobunaga took Odani Castle from Asai Nagamasa, who, left with no other option, committed suicide along with his son. His wife and three daughters were entrusted to Nobunaga, considering they were his sister and nieces. Two of Nagamasa's daughters would later marry into powerful families. Their escape from the besieged castle became a fairly common sentimental scene in traditional Japanese art. Asai Nagamasa (浅井 長政) (1545 - August 28, 1573) was a son of Asai Hisamasa, from whom he inherited the lands of Omi. ... Bronze statue of Amida Buddha at Kotokuin in Kamakura (1252 CE) Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper, and a myriad of other types of works of art. ...

Before Asai Nagamasa committed seppuku he decided to make one last siege on Nobunaga's main camp; in the end, however, he failed and was instead captured. Asai also knew from the beginning he would lose this battle, so before he died he gave Nobunaga's sister Oichi back, saving her from death.^{[citation needed]} “hara-kiri” redirects here. ...

In popular culture

The battle has been featured in the game Samurai Warriors 2. It is worth noting however that in the game, both the Azai and Asakura clans are destroyed during the Odani siege when historically, the Asakura clan was destroyed in the following year. Combatants Forces of Oda Nobunaga Castle garrison Commanders Oda Nobunaga Asakura Yoshikage The 1573 siege of Ichijō ga dani was undertaken by Oda Nobunaga, a powerful warlord (daimyo) of Japans Sengoku period. ...

References

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