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by Asano Library from Wikipedia
"Shokoku kojō no zu" is a collection of castle illustrations handed down to the former Hiroshima feudal lord Asano Clan, and consists of 177 illustrations depicting ancient castles from Tōhoku District to Kyūshū. Most of the castles taken up were already abandoned in the early Edo period.
Speaking of old castle picture, there are two typical example of a castle picture in the Edo period. The one is collected by the Inagaki family, the Toba Daimyō from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, as materials for military studies. There are about 350 illustrations, but there is no uniformity because only illustrations of castles, illustrations including castle towns, and old battlefield illustrations are mixed.
The another is "The Shōhō Shiroezu", picture of the castle and castle town that the Edo Shogunate ordered the daimyō to create and submit,aggregating military information such as the buildings inside the castle, the height of the stone wall, the width of the moat and the water depth, etc., it also details the location and shape of the castle town and the mountain river.
Profile : Miki Castle Ruins
| Location | Miki City, Hyōgo Prefecture |
| Also known as | Bessho Castle |
| Type of castle | Hilltop |
| Mountain's name | ー |
| Elevation | ー |
| Condition | No main keep but other buildings |
| Designation | National Historic Sites |
| Year built | around 1492 |
| Abolished | 1615 |
| Castle lord | Bessho Noriharu |
| Refurbishment lord | Maeno Nagayasu , Nakagawa Hidemasa |
The family crest was originally created from the pattern that the emperor and the royal family put on the kimono, and the pattern was made into a fixed pattern, and the one attached to his own oxcart is said to be the beginning of the family crest. The warlords drew large crests on the flag-fingers, used to distinguish enemy views on the battlefield, and used by the generals to determine which warlords were active and how much.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was served by two genius military staff. One was Kuroda Kanbei and the other was Takenaka. He fell ill and died at Hideyoshi's headquarter among the battle of Miki Castle.
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The battle, known as "Miki kassen" was held by Oda Nobunaga' s army and Bessho's from 1578 to 1580.
It was one of the Banshū conquests performed by the Oda family, Toyotomi (Hashiba) Hideyoshi.
Initially, Bessho Nagaharu was an ally of the Oda Army. But an unexpected event falls on Hideyoshi, who was promoting west japan unification at the order of Oda Nobunaga. Finally Bessho, who should have been on Nobunaga's side, has rebelled by receiving an invitation from Mōri Terumoto, Oda's enemy. Bessho stood in Miki Castle for two years from 1578, against Hideyoshi attacked the troops, including the battle "The Strving tactics of Miki", Known for its fierce siege battle.
Indeed, the troops in Miki Castle were exhausted with each passing day, and anything that could go into the mouth, not to mention dead cows and tree roots, was all right. In addition, it is said that there was an extreme situation where people could eat a human being on the verge of dying as it was and save their lives. Thus , the castle fell in August 1580 , and Bessho Nagaharu cut himself instead of helping soldiers and non-combatants stay in the castle. He reportedly killed his three-years-old child on his knee at first, then killed his wife, and committed suicide finally.
「今はただ うらみもあらじ 諸人の いのちにかはる 我が身と思へば」
If I can save everyone's lives, I have no regrets that I will take over.
Despite being Hideyoshi's attack on Miki Castle, he is still heavily memorialized by local aged people's associations, etc., and there is no interruption in the grave offerings. In addition, 【the memorial service for the lord of the military, Takenaka Hanbei Shigeharu】is held regularly on the anniversary of June 13 and on July 13 when one month after the local farm work calmed down.
Link-1 : A castle closely related to Toyotomi Hideyoshi
【east japan】 Odawara Castle 【west japan】Himeji Castle 【west japan】Odani Castle 【south japan】Nagoya Castle 【west japan】Ōsaka Castle 【west japan】Miki Castle
Link-2 : The tragic castle
【north japan】Nihonmatsu Castle 【west japan】Odani Castle 【central japan】Iwamura Castle 【west japan】Miki Castle