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Topic: Summer Siege of Osaka

	Siege of Osaka Information
		Toyotomi Hideyori, the son and successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was in Osaka Castle with 113,000 men.
		On January 22, the Winter Siege was ended, with Toyotomi Hideyori pledging to not rise in rebellion, and allowing his moat to be filled in.
		The smaller force led directly by Hideyori sallied forth from Osaka Castle too late, and was chased right back into the castle by the advancing enemies; there was no time to set up a proper defense of the castle, and it was soon ablaze, and being pummeled by artillery fire.
	www.bookrags.com /Siege_of_Osaka (690 words)

	Siege of Osaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Toyotomi Hideyori, the son and successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was in Osaka Castle with 113,000 men.
		On January 22, the Winter Siege was ended, with Toyotomi Hideyori pledging to not rise in rebellion, and allowing his moat to be filled in.
		The smaller force led directly by Hideyori sallied forth from Osaka Castle too late, and was chased right back into the castle by the advancing enemies; there was no time to set up a proper defense of the castle, and it was soon ablaze, and being pummeled by artillery fire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seige_of_Osaka (704 words)

	....Historical Liner Notes....
		He was a loyal servant to Yukimura and was instrumental in the Winter Battle of Osaka in 1614.
		Together with Ieyasu, Hidetada brought the Toyotomi Clan to collapse during the Summer Siege of Osaka in 1616.
		He played an active role in the Osaka Castle sieges, although he and his father argued more than once on the course the campaign should take, with Hidetada calling for a direct assault while Ieyasu favored caution.
	www.samuraideeperkyo.us /encyclopedia.html (979 words)

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		The present Castle of Osaka is what restored the castle tower of Osaka Castle known as Hideyoshi Toyotomi's castle where a feudal lord usually resides, and a change of construction-of-a-castle 400 year a little more than Osaka Castle, Hideyoshi Toyotomi's whole life, the Momoyama culture, etc.
		A collection has about 8000 points and the "Summer siege of Osaka Castle figure folding screen" (important cultural property), the "17-syllable death poem 31-syllable Japanese poem draft poem in their Hideyoshi Toyotomi own hand" (pile beauty), etc.
		Sociable exhibitions, such as others, "an account of a mechanism regent", the "Summer siege of Osaka Castle panorama vision", etc., are also introduced.
	www.shijonawate-gakuen.ac.jp /user/02erina/osakazyou/osakazyou.htm (122 words)

	Osaka Castle&Osaka Municipal Museum
		Checking up the ground plan of the Honmaru(bailey), the size of the Honmaru was almost the same as that of the present bailey, but the location and the height of the Tenshukaku in those days was situated to the northeast and 20meters lower than that of the bailey in the Tokugawa era.
		The Osaka Castle including a moat and a stone-wall that we can see now was constructed in the era of Edo to show off the authority of the Tokugawa shogunate.
		Osaka Municipal Museum was lined with it and both of them hold special exhibitions in Spring and Autumn.
	www.road.osaka-city.or.jp /orc/rekishi/uekita/p49to50e.htm (514 words)

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		Siege of Azuchi Castle-Siege Takeda Army vs Oda Army Story- The Takeda Army routed the Oda Army and urrounded Nobunaga at Azuchi Castle.
		Siege of Azuchi Castle-Siege Takeda Army vs Oda Army Story- Shingen defeated the Oda at Nagashino forcing Nobunaga to retreat to Azuchi Castle, which was quickly surrounded by the Takeda Army.
		Osaka Intrusion-Castle Goemon vs Toyotomi Army vs Tokugawa Army Story- Ieyasu told Goemon the Plover Urn was in the hands of Hideyoshi, the most powerful warlord in all the land.
	www.cheatcc.com /psx2/sg/samurai_warriors_xtreme_legends.txt (16938 words)

	The End Game
		As a gesture to end the siege, Lord Tokugawa offered to conclude an armistice, allowing that Hideyori would remain in possession of Osaka Castle and Tokugawa would withdraw his armies, provided the Toyotomi faction would allow him to destroy some of the Osaka fortifications and that no rebellion would be staged in the future.
		The Summer Siege, or Natsu no Jin, began in late April with a series of ambush attacks against advanced Eastern Army units en route to Osaka.
		From Osaka Castle, Mori Katsunaga and Sanada Yukimura arrayed 12,000 warriors in a new battle line along the northern bank of the Yamato River.
	www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C13/E1305.htm (3942 words)

	Sengoku period - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hideyoshi first conquered Shikoku (Shikoku Heitei), then Kyushu (Kyushu Heitei) to finally unite all of Japan in 1590 by defeating the later Hojo clan of Sagami province in the conquest and siege of Odawara (Odawara Seibatsu).
		After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 over Ishida Mitsunari, Ieyasu became the undisputed ruler and received the title of Seii Taishogun and established the Tokugawa or Edo shogunate in 1603.
		Eventually Ieyasu detroyed the Toyotomi in the Summer Siege of Osaka in 1615 to finally bring peace to Japan.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Sengoku (585 words)

	Samurai Deeper Kyo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He helped fortify the castle with his army in what is known as "The Summer Campaign" of 1615, Tokugawa's forces were able to burn down the castle and Sanada's fate ended in death, but not without revenge.
		Together with Ieyasu, Hidetada brought the Toyotimi Clan to collapse during teh Summer Siege of Osaka in 1616.
		He played an active role in the Osaka Castle sieges, although he and his father argued more then once on the course the campaign should take, with Hidetada calling for a direct assault while Ieyasu favored caution.
	es-studios.net /anime/kyo/people.html (1554 words)

	Sanada Yukimura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Twelve years later, as the relations between the Toyotomi clan and Tokugawa shogunate worsened, the Toyotomi clan started to recruit ronin in preparation for war.
		During the Winter Siege of Osaka, Sanada Yukimura built fortifications along the south of Osaka Castle at its weak points.
		The next year, during the Summer Siege of Osaka, Yukimura decided not to fight defensively, but to attack the Tokugawa forces head-on.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sanada-Yukimura.htm (686 words)

	Nara, Japan's ancient capital
		Awakening the second day in Osaka we were in for a surprise and treat.
		Osaka Castle should be familiar to you as it was seen in the film Shogun many years ago.
		Hideyoshi built a magnificent castle, however, it was burned down in 1615, 17 years after his death in the Summer Siege.
	www.anniebees.com /Asia/Asia37.htm (984 words)

	The Siege of Osaka Castle @ National Geographic Magazine
		In December 1614 Ieyasu's army of some 200,000 men surrounded the castle (top corner of left panel) that Hideyoshi—who won fame for helping unite Japan after a period of intense civil war—had lavishly built as the seat of his government.
		But Osaka castle, protected by Toyotomi vassals and disaffected samurai, proved physically impenetrable.
		It was commissioned by a feudal baron who aided Tokugawa and wished to commemorate the siege.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0312/feature5/zoomify/main.html (396 words)

	Wakayama Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The castle was later attacked, in 1615, by forces loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, who were trying to end the siege of Osaka.
		In the summer of 1615, parts of the Osaka garrison left the city, ambushing various elements of the Tokugawa forces.
		The castle's current appearance is the result of renovations made by Tokugawa Yorinobu, tenth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, in the early 17th century.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Wakayama-Castle.htm (324 words)

	Takemata-Tokugawa
		He was active in the Osaka Summer Campaign - he defeated Chosokabe Morichika at the Battle of Yao but suffered the loss of two sons in the course of the fighting.
		He acted as de facto commander of the two sieges of Osaka (Summer and Winter), and personally ordered that Hideyori's infant son be executed when the Castle finally fell in 1615.
		Following a scandal during the Siege of Osaka Castle, to which Tadateru had come only tardily, he was accused of plotting against Hidetada and lost his lands.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/t2.html (5420 words)

	Castles and the Unification of the Realm ? 15th century to 17th century Japan
		Great importance was attached to the ground on which castles were built, and intricate spells were formed in response to various conditions.
		In the folding screen depicting the Osaka Fuyu no Jin (winter siege of Osaka Castle), we can read many details in the defenses and the attack.
		The folding screen of the Osaka Natsu no Jin (summer siege of Osaka Castle) depicts men and women fleeing Osaka Castle, which was about to fall.
	www.rekihaku.ac.jp /e_news/index56/index56.html (880 words)

	tokugawa hidetada
		Despite relinquishing the title, Ieyasu still held supreme power in the position of Ogosho until his death in 1616.
		As shogun, Hidetada took part in the Winter Siege of Osaka in 1614 and the Summer Siege of Osaka in 1615 which finally destroyed the last of the rival Toyotomi clan.
		Later in 1615, the shogunate established laws governing the samurai (the buke shohatto laws) and imperial court (the kuge shohatto laws).
	www.fact-library.com /tokugawa_hidetada.html (224 words)

	The Gunshi: Master of Disaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Winter and Summer Osaka campaigns subsequently destroyed the last remnants of the oncegreat Toyotomi power.
		Hideyori and his followers perished in the siege of Osaka Castle, and the hegemony of the Toyotomi house lasted but a few years after the death of its founder, Hideyoshi.
		While the gunshi was revered in the days of battle, Sasama notes that the long peacetime of the Edo period (1600 - 1868) led to a degeneration of the status of the gunshi and of the respect given to such a person.
	www.ishh.net /Gunshi.html (1967 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tokamoto defeats clan Koshima at the Siege of Osaka and becomes Shogun.
		In the year 1202 IC Nakamura Tohei and his son were assassinated by Ninja as they travelled the road from Osaka to Sado.
		The Siege of Osaka was a bloody battle in which the army of Tokamoto was victorious.
	www.ourlair.com /slayer/gameinfo/lands/nippon/history.html (2689 words)

	Warrior Quest International - Historical Ties
		Yukimura discovered that Tokugawa planned to lay siege to Osaka castle to eliminate Hideyori Toyotomi once and for all, ending any hopes the Toyotomi clan had of regaining the Shogunate.
		Sanada helped fortify Osaka castle with a barbican that extended over the castle’s moat that housed hundreds of slots for firearms and special gates that opened to drop heavy logs and stones on enemies as they attempted to storm the castle.
		Toyotomi was not as fortunate during the Summer Campaign of 1616.
	www.warriorquest.com /historicalties.html (7991 words)

	Edo Era: 1603-1867
		Osaka castle was attacked in 1615 as a result.
		There were actually two battles, the Winter Battle of 1615 and the Summer Battle of 1616.
		During the Summer Battle of 1616 Hideyori's forces were defeated, he committed suicide, and the house Toyotomi was ended.
	www.bookmice.net /darkchilde/japan/jh7.html (2180 words)

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		Osaka’s SHEX aka Shigeru Komada serving up a musical smorgasbord of heavy metal, breakcore, rap, dodgy rave & j-pop.
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	www.adaadat.com /releases.html (2229 words)

	A Book of Five Rings - Concerning the life of Miyamoto Musashi
		Ieyasu laid siege to Osaka castle where the supporters of the Ashikaga family were gathered in insurrection.
		Musashi joined the Tokugawa forces in both winter and summer campaigns, now fighting against those he had fought for as a youth at Seki ga Hara.
		According to his own writing, he came to understand strategy when he was fifty or fifty-one in 1634.
	www.samurai.com /5rings/transintro/life.html (2712 words)

	MIYAMOTO MUSASHI, biography/part2
		He laid siege to Osaka castle where the supporters of the Ashikaga family were gathered in insurrection.
		Some believe that Musashi, joined the Tokugawa Ieyasu forces in both winter and summer campaigns, of the two wars.
		But, it is strange if Musashi chose to join an army that period of his life.
	musashi1584.netfirms.com /musashi/bios/bios1/bios2/bios2.htm (905 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Hideyoshi first conquered Shikoku (Shikoku Heitei), then Kyushu (Kyushu Heitei) to finally unite all ofJapan in 1590 by defeating the later Hojo clan of Sagami province in the conquest and siege of Odawara (Odawara Seibatsu).
		After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 over Ishida Mitsunari, Ieyasu became the undisputed ruler andreceived the title of Seii Taishogun and established the Tokugawa or Edo shogunate in 1603.
		The game Shogun: Total War is a real time strategy game setin Japan during Sengoku jidai.
	immune-system-help.com /japan/own/sengoku_period.html (487 words)

	Epoch Wargame Electronics #7 : Siege of Osaka in the Summer \| BoardGameGeek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		As long as one player knows the rules, the other player does not need to know any Japanese in order to play the game.
		This particular entry in the series centers around a Siege of Osaka in 1583 (in the summer!).
		The official English title on the box is "The Sierge of Osaka in the Summer", but "Sierge" is a typo/mistranslation on their part.
	www.boardgamegeek.com /game/6030 (179 words)

	GameSpot: Warrior Biography 1
		Twelve years later, as the relations between the Toyotomi clan and Tokugawa shogunate worsened, the Toyotomi clan started to recruit ronin in preparation for war.
		During the Winter Siege of Osaka, Sanada Yukimura built fortifications along the south
		A legend says that Yukimura had ten heroes who took active part at the battles of Osaka Castle.
	www.gamespot.com /pages/unions/read_article.php?topic_id=24682093&union_id=3946&print=1 (674 words)

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