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Summer Siege of Osaka
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The final battle of the Sengoku era — Yukimura charged into Ieyasu's headquarters and the Toyotomi clan fell
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1615
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Historic Site
Founded 1615
411 years
Overview
The battle of 1615 (Keicho 20 / Genna 1) in which Tokugawa Ieyasu attacked Toyotomi Hideyori's Osaka Castle (present-day Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) and destroyed the Toyotomi clan. After the Winter Siege's truce left Osaka Castle defenseless with its moats filled, Ieyasu launched a renewed assault. Following fierce fighting at Domyoji, Konda, Tennoji, and Okayama, the Toyotomi forces were annih…
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The conflict between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyori escalated into armed confrontation during the Siege of Osaka in the winter of 1614. Although a truce was reached, its terms required the filling of the outer and inner moats of Osaka Castle, leaving it virtually defenseless. The following ye…
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
First Shogun of Edo
Age 72 at founding
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徳川家康が宿敵・豊臣氏に止めを刺した天下泰平への最終決戦。73歳にして陣頭指揮を執り、真田幸村の決死の突撃にも動じずに勝利を収めた。豊臣秀頼・淀殿の自刃により豊臣家は滅亡し、家康は「元和偃武」を宣言して戦国時代の終焉を告げた。翌年に家康は没したが、徳川の泰平の世への礎は完全に固まっていた。
Sanada Yukimura
Japan's Greatest Warrior, Hero of the Osaka Campaign
Age 48 at founding
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On May 7, 1615, at the Battle of Tennoji, Yukimura led a small force in a fierce charge directly into Tokugawa Ieyasu's headquarters, forcing Ieyasu to retreat. He died in the charge—a final stand remembered as the end of Japan's greatest warrior.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Taiko, Ruler of All
Age 78 at founding (posthumous)
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The Toyotomi clan that Hideyoshi had built as supreme rulers of Japan was extinguished here along with his son Hideyori. Osaka Castle, the crystallization of Hideyoshi's ambitions, fell, and the proclamation of 'Genna Enbu' marked the end of the Sengoku era.
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