The 1582 siege of Uzu was part of a border dispute between two daimyo (feudal lords) of Japan's Sengoku period. The territories of Oda Nobunaga and the Uesugi clan, led by Uesugi Kagekatsu, met in Etchu province; both were under threat from the Ikkō-ikki of Etchu, and from one another. Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Etchu (越中国; EtchÅ«-no kuni) was an old province in central Honshu, on the Sea of Japan side. ... The Oda clan crest The Oda clan is a daimyo family descended from Taira no Sukemori. ... Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•·  , June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... The Uesugi were an important Japanese clan from the 15th century to the 19th century. ... Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) or Gonroku (-権六)(1530 – 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ... Sassa Narimasa ) (1539? -1588) was a Japanese Samurai warrior. ... Uesugi Kagekatsu (上杉景勝, January 8, 1556-March 19, 1623) was a daimyo during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... 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. ... Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•·  , June 23, 1534–June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... The Uesugi were an important Japanese clan from the 15th century to the 19th century. ... Uesugi Kagekatsu (上杉景勝, January 8, 1556-March 19, 1623) was a daimyo during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ... Etchu (越中国; EtchÅ«-no kuni) was an old province in central Honshu, on the Sea of Japan side. ... The Japanese Ikkō-ikki ), literally single-minded leagues, were mobs of peasant farmers, monks, Shinto priests and local nobles, who rose up against samurai rule in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...

Seeking to ensure the security of Nobunaga's possessions, Shibata Katsuie and Sasa Narimasa, two of his chief generals, rode north from Toyama castle, and laid siege to both the town of Uzu and nearby Matsukura castle. Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) or Gonroku (-権六)(1530 – 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ... Sassa Narimasa ) (1539? -1588) was a Japanese Samurai warrior. ...

Uzu fell on June 3, 1582; Oda Nobunaga would die three days later, in Kyoto, in the incident at Honnōji. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Combatants Oda forces under Akechi Mitsuhides command inhabitants of Honnōji, courtiers, merchants, artists, and servants of Oda Nobunaga Commanders Akechi Mitsuhide Oda Nobunaga Strength Unknown No trained warriors except Nobunaga himself The Incident at Honnōji ) refers to the forced suicide in June 21, 1582 of Japanese daimyo...