| Siege of Arai |
| Part of the Sengoku period |
| Date |
July 11, 1516 |
| Location |
Arai castle, Sagami Province |
| Result |
Hōjō victory; siege succeeds |
|
| Belligerents |
| garrison of Miura Yoshiatsu |
forces of the Hōjō clan |
| Commanders |
| Miura Yoshiatsu |
Hōjō Soun |
| Strength |
| 6000 |
9000 |
The 1516 siege of Arai was among the first steps taken by Hōjō Sōun towards becoming one of the most powerful warlords of Japan's Sengoku period. After attacking Kamakura in 1512, Hōjō turned to Arai castle, on a peninsula to the south, which was controlled by Miura Yoshiatsu.
Miura Yoshiatsu's son Yoshimoto, believing defeat to be inevitable, took his own life by chopping off his own head.
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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