page_title: Siege of Takamatsu
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Takamatsu / References
caption_attribution_description: photo of Kawazugahana embankment base(Japan's national designated historical site).Hashiba Hideyoshi(Toyotomi Hideyoshi) leveed this embankment around Bitchū Takamatsu castle and the castle was attacked by the water attack in 1582.This is excavated embankment base.
context_page_description: In the 1582 Siege of Takamatsu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi laid siege to Takamatsu Castle, which was controlled by the Mōri clan. He diverted a nearby river with dikes to surround and flood the castle. He also constructed towers on barges from which his gunmen could keep up a constant rate of fire and be unhindered themselves by the flooding.
  As the battle grew more intense, the Takamatsu garrison received reinforcements from Mōri Terumoto, who brought an army six times larger than Hideyoshi's. Hideyoshi then requested aid from Oda Nobunaga. In response, Nobunaga mobilized six of his commanders, which he planned to lead the resultant army.
  Hideyoshi soon learned of the Incident at Honnōji and the death of Nobunaga, which encouraged him to end the siege. Shimizu Muneharu, the castle's commander, was forced to commit suicide in a boat on the artificial lake created by the flooding, in full view of both sides.
context_section_description: Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334–1615. Stanford University Press. p. 306-307. ISBN 0804705259.
  Turnbull, S.R. (1977). The Samurai. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 162-163. ISBN 9780026205405.
  Sato, Hiroaki (1995). Legends of the Samurai. New York: Overlook Duckworth. p. 241. ISBN 9780715643631.
  Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 231-232. ISBN 1854095234.
  Turnbull, Stephen (2010). Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Command). Osprey Publishing.
caption: Part of the excavated levee formed by Hideyoshi to flood the castle
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