Siege of Chihaya

Siege of Chihaya
Part of the Genkō War

Siege of Chihaya
Date1333
Location34°25′2.01″N 135°39′4.31″E / 34.4172250°N 135.6511972°E / 34.4172250; 135.6511972
Result Siege fails; Imperial victory
Belligerents
Imperial forces Hōjō clan forces
Commanders and leaders
Kusunoki Masashige Hōjō Aso
Hōjō Osaragi
Hōjō Nagoshi
Nitta Yoshisada
Strength
Less than 1,000 1 Million
Location within Japan

The 1333 siege of Chihaya took place during the final year of Japan's Kamakura period. It was one of several battles of the Genkō War, in which Emperor Go-Daigo sought to eliminate the power of the Hōjō clan regents.