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The siege of Osaka (大坂の役, Ōsaka no Eki, or, more commonly, 大坂の陣 Ōsaka no Jin) was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages, the winter campaign and the summer campaign, it lasted from 1614 to 1615.
Tokyo-Osaka Tōkaidō Shinkansen (hi-speed train) begins operating. [12] Nagai Stadium opens. 1967 – Subway Tanimachi Line begins operating. 1968 – Osaka Sports newspaper in publication. [16] 1969 – Subway Sakaisuji Line and Sennichimae Line begin operating. 1970 April: Gas explosion in Kita-ku. [12] Expo '70 (world's fair) held in Osaka ...
This battle was one of a number of battles that took place during the Summer Campaign of the Siege of Osaka that led up to the fall of Osaka to the forces of Tokugawa and the death of Toyotomi Hideyori. A vanguard force ahead of the Osaka Army was commanded by Gotō Mototsugu. He had with him a force of 2,800 samurai and his mission was to ...
Honda Masatake, the son of Honda Toshimasa who succeeded him, was a skilled Go player and emerged victorious in the Go Honinbo match in 1610. He also displayed his military prowess by serving on the Tokugawa side during the [4] Siege of Osaka and actively participating in the restoration and construction of Osaka Castle and the Great Pagoda on Mt. Koya.
The Castle of Osaka was symbolic as it was the power-base of the Tokugawa Bakufu in Western Japan. It was also historically significant and it had been the location of the Siege of Osaka, the decisive battle which established the power of the Tokugawa more than two centuries before.
Siege of Osaka Yodo-dono ( 淀殿 ) or Yodogimi ( 淀君 ) (1569 – June 4, 1615), also known as Lady Chacha (茶々), was a Japanese historical figure in the late Sengoku period . She was the concubine and the second wife of Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi .
Tokugawa forces, with a huge army led by Ieyasu and shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada, laid siege to Osaka Castle in what is now known as "the Winter Siege of Osaka". Eventually, the Tokugawa were able to force negotiations and an armistice after cannon fire threatened Hideyori's mother, Yodo-dono .
Siege of Osaka The Sanada Maru ( 真田丸 （さなだまる） , Sanada Maru ) was a small fortification attached to Osaka castle . It is famous for being impregnable and playing a key role in defending the castle in the winter of 1615 .