Battle at Nightingale Village

In 1121 during winter court at Shiro Gisu, a castle of the Asako family, Otomo Yoroshiku, niece of Hantei XXXVIII, was kidnapped by a band of ronin led by a man named Niban. The Imperials believed Niban thought that he could marry her and become a true samurai again. She was taken to Nightingale Village, a village Niban had founded to house his bandits. Code of Bushido, p. 11
== Battle ==
In response to the affront, a group of samurai who had been at the Asako's winter court rode to the village and attacked it at dawn. The village was completely destroyed, but Yorishiko was safely rescued. Way of the Wolf, p. 45
== True kidnapper ==
Tobuko, Niban's lieutenant, had grown weary of Niban's complacence and wished to return to a life of banditry. Tobuko kidnapped Otomo Yoroshiku and framed Niban for it which led ito his demise Code of Bushido, p. 36 in 1122. Winter Court: Kyuden Kakita, p. 59
Nightingale Village