Siege of Otate

The 1578 siege of Otate (御館の乱, Otate no ran) took place following the sudden death of Uesugi Kenshin, one of Japan's greatest warlords. Kenshin had requested that the inheritance be split between his nephew, Uesugi Kagekatsu, and his adopted son Uesugi Kagetora.

Siege of Otate
Part of the Sengoku period
Date March 17, 1578 Location Otate castle, Echigo province, Japan Result Siege successful; Uesugi Kagekatsu victorious
Belligerents
forces of Uesugi Kagetora	forces of Uesugi Kagekatsu
Commanders and leaders
Uesugi Kagetora	Uesugi Kagekatsu

Thus, on March 17, 1578, Uesugi Kagekatsu led a force from his castle at Kasugayama to besiege his cousin's Otate castle. The castle fell, Kagetora committed seppuku, and Kagekatsu claimed the full inheritance.[1]

See also

• Aya-Gozen

References

1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 230. ISBN 9781854095237.