Answer the following question: Information: - Japan ("Nippon" or "Nihon" ; formally "" or "Nihon-koku", means "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland (east of China, Korea, Russia) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest. - After losing his castle to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Ujikuni aided in the defense of the Hj's central home castle, Odawara. The Siege of Odawara would be the Hj's final stand and marks the end of their power and prominence. - History. Kai was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taih Code. The original capital of the province was located in what is now Fuefuki. Under the "Engishiki" classification system, Kai was ranked as a "superior country" () in terms of importance, and one of the 16 "middle countries" () in terms of distance from the capital. Although not directly on the Tkaid, it was also included as one of the Tkaid provinces. - , of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent "daimy" in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. - The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict. Japanese historians named it after the otherwise unrelated Warring States period in China. It came to an end when all political power was unified under the Tokugawa shogunate. - Hideyoshi is noted for a number of cultural legacies, including the restriction that only members of the samurai class could bear arms. He financed the construction, restoration and rebuilding of many temples standing today in Kyoto. Hideyoshi played an important role in the history of Christianity in Japan when he ordered the execution by crucifixion of twenty-six Christians. - The first siege of Hachigata took place in 1568 ; Takeda Shingen laid siege to the castle , which was controlled by Hj Ujikuni , but was unable to capture it . Shingen then moved south to besiege Takiyama castle , on his way to the Hj capital of Odawara . - The were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, until their decline in the early Meiji period, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. In the term, means "large", and "my" stands for , meaning private land. After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'siege of hachigata ' with the relationship of 'instance of'. Choices: - capital - castle - class - classification - code - conflict - constant - distance - final - history - island - island nation - korea - nation - number - ocean - period - province - role - sea - siege - stage - state
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conflict