Siege of Minamata Castle
32°13′0.001″N 130°24′0.000″E / 32.21666694°N 130.40000000°E / 32.21666694; 130.40000000Result Shimazu victory Belligerents Shimazu clan Ōtomo clan
Sagara clan Commanders and leaders Shimazu Toshihisa
Shimazu Iehisa
Niiro Tadamoto
Uwai Kakuken Sagara Yoshihi 
Strength 115,000[1] 700 
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Sagara clan
Shimazu Iehisa
Niiro Tadamoto
Uwai Kakuken
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Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Siege of Minamata Castle (Japan)
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Campaigns of the Shimazu clan
- Ichirai
- Momotsugi
- Kōriyama
- Kajiki
- Iwatsurugi
- Oguchi
- Kizaki
- Takabaru
- Mimigawa
- Minamata
- Okitanawate
- Iwaya
- Kyūshū
- Odawara
- Korea
- Sekigahara
- Ryūkyū
- Kagoshima
The siege of Minamata Castle was a short siege of the castle of Minamata.
Minamata was the entry point for the Ōtomo lands in Higo province, the castle was guarded by Sagara Yoshihi with 700 soldiers.[2]
When Shimazu Toshihisa and Iehisa encamped near the castle with 115,000 men, Yoshihi was forced to surrender.[3]
Later, Yoshihi was killed in a surprise attack by Kai Soun's army in the Battle of Hibikinohara.[4]
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