Castle construction and siege warfare in Sengoku and early Edo Japan (1467–1615)

1. Ōnin War devastates Kyōto and fortifications

   Jan 1, 1467Labels: nin War, Ky to

   • Britannica

2. Hongan-ji fortified temple established at Osaka site

   Jan 1, 1496Labels: Ishiyama Hongan-ji, Osaka

   • Hongan ji

3. Earliest stonework appears in Japanese castles

   Jan 1, 1530Labels: Stonework, Japanese castles

   • Britannica

4. Siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji begins

   Aug 1, 1570Labels: Siege of, Oda Nobunaga

   • Ishiyama War
   • Hongan ji

5. Battle of Nagashino uses palisades for firearms

   Jan 1, 1575Labels: Battle of, palisades

   • Britannica

6. Azuchi Castle construction completed

   Jan 1, 1579Labels: Azuchi Castle, Oda Nobunaga

   • Azuchi Castle
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7. Siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji ends with surrender

   Aug 1, 1580Labels: Abbot Kennyo, Ishiyama Hongan-ji

   • Ishiyama War
   • Hongan ji

8. Construction begins on Toyotomi Osaka Castle

   Jan 1, 1583Labels: Toyotomi Osaka, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

   • Osaka Castle
   • Hongan ji

9. Osaka Castle inner donjon completed

   Jan 1, 1585Labels: Osaka Castle, inner donjon

   • Osaka Castle

10. Siege of Odawara ends Hōjō resistance

    Aug 4, 1590Labels: Siege of, Later H

    • Odawara Siege

11. Fushimi Castle built as Hideyoshi’s retirement palace

    Jan 1, 1592Labels: Fushimi Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

    • Fushimi Castle
    • Britannica

12. Toyotomi completes Osaka Castle construction

    Jan 1, 1597Labels: Osaka Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

    • Osaka Castle

13. Himeji Castle rebuilt with extensive stone walls

    Jan 1, 1601Labels: Himeji Castle, Ikeda Terumasa

    • Himeji Castle

14. Siege of Osaka begins (Winter Campaign)

    Nov 8, 1614Labels: Siege of, Tokugawa Ieyasu

    • Osaka Siege
    • Osaka Castle

15. Siege of Osaka ends (Summer Campaign)

    Jun 1, 1615Labels: Siege of, Toyotomi destruction

    • Osaka Siege

16. One Castle per Province decree restricts fortifications

    Aug 7, 1615Labels: Ikkoku ichij, Tokugawa shogunate

    • Britannica
    • JapaneseWiki