Siege of Gongenyama

Siege of Gogenyama
Part of the Sengoku period
Date1510
Location
Gogen-yama Castle, Kanagawa Prefecture
Result Uesugi victory
Belligerents
forces of Ueda Masamori forces of Uesugi Tomoyoshi
Commanders and leaders
Ueda Masamori Uesugi Tomoyoshi

The siege of Gongenyama (権現山の戦い) occurred in 1510 during the Sengoku period of Japan's history. The daimyō Uesugi Tomoyoshi (上杉朝良; died 1518) had a retainer Ueda Masamori (上田政盛) who rebelled against him and laid siege to his castle of Gongenyama. Masamori was defeated.[1]

References

  1. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. p. 208. ISBN 1854095234.


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