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Hōjō Ujitsugu captures Edo Castle

Type Event Region Asia Time 1524

In the first month of 1524, Later Hōjō head Hōjō Ujitsugu attacked Edo Castle in Musashi held by Uesugi Asayori of the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi;…

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  1. 1524Odawara, Sagami Province · Sagami ProvinceAfter completing his administration of Izu and Sagami, Hōjō Ujitsugu sent troops into Musashi, targeting Edo Castle held by the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi. The defending commander was Uesugi Asayori, not the 14th-century Uesugi Noriaki.
  2. 1524Edo Castle · Musashi ProvinceUesugi Asayori led his army out of the castle to intercept at the Takanawa river crossing. Ujitsugu outflanked him; Asayori retreated back to the castle only to find castle steward Ōta Sugetaka had already opened the gates and surrendered to the Hōjō forces.
  3. 1524Edo Castle · Musashi ProvinceEdo Castle fell into Hōjō hands and Uesugi Asayori fled to Kawagoe. This battle opened more than a decade of Kantō contention between the Hōjō and the Ōgigayatsu Uesugi.

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