Matsuida Castle

Matsuida Castle
松井田城
Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Site information
TypeYamajiro-style castle
Controlled byAnnaka clan, Takeda clan, Go-Hōjō clan
Conditionruins
Location
Coordinates36°19′21″N 138°47′33″E / 36.3224°N 138.7925°E / 36.3224; 138.7925
Site history
BuiltMuromachi period
Built byAnnaka clan
Demolished1590
EventsSiege of Matsuida Castle
Garrison information
Past commanders
Annaka Tadamasa, Daidōji Masashige

Matsuida Castle (松井田城, Matsuida-jō)) is the remains of a castle structure in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

After Go-Hōjō's army defeated Takigawa Kazumasu's army in the Battle of Shintsugawa, Matsuida Castle was seized and controlled by the Go-Hōjō clan.

Daidōji Masashige expanded and improved the defences of the castle against a possible invasion of the Toyotomi clan. In 1590, after the outbreak of the Siege of Odawara, the castle was besieged by a big army of the Toyotomi clan and attacked by Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu and Sanada Masayuki. Masashige surrendered after about a month of siege.

Its ruins have been protected as a Town designated historic site.

References

  1. ↑ "神流川合戦首塚" (in Japanese). Takasaki city official. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "日本の城がわかる事典「松井田城」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Matsuida Castle" (in Japanese). Matsuida castle Preservation society. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "大道寺駿河守政繁公供養祭" (in Japanese). NPO 群馬活性化企画センター. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "安中市の文化財一覧" (in Japanese). Annaka city official. Retrieved 18 October 2021.