Siege of Edo
| Siege of Edo | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
Fushimi tower of Edo castle (now the Imperial Palace) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hōjō Clan | Uesugi Clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hōjō Ujitsuna Hōjō Genan |
Uesugi Tomooki Ōta Suketaka | ||||||
In the 1524 siege of Edo, also known as the Battle of Takanawahara (高輪原の戦い), the Hōjō, led by Hōjō Ujitsuna, besieged Edo castle, which was held by Uesugi Tomooki. Though Edo has since become the Japanese metropolis of Tokyo, it was then a more or less insignificant fishing village in the Kantō region.