Editing Amagasaki Castle

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[[File:ACSH Amagasaki Castle 1.png|thumb|250px|Amagasaki Castle]]
'''Amagasaki Castle''' is a castle situated in [[Amagasaki]] in [[Izumi Settsu]], [[Japan]]. 

==History==
Between the years of 1512 and 1517, the castle was built by {{Wiki|Hosokawa Takakuni}}, who sought to create a point between the land routes of [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]]. In 1575, {{Wiki|Araki Murashige}} sought to fight against his former lord [[Oda Nobunaga]] but retreated into the castle for six months. Within that time, Nobunaga persuaded the vassals to encourage Murashige to surrender but he denied it. As a result, Nobunaga executed all of them as a lesson.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Amagasaki & Araki Murashige]]</ref>

In early 1582, the [[Iga]]n ''[[ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]], along with the ''[[Ikkō-ikki]]'' remnants, such as [[Kyonyo]], [[Yaya]], and [[Mitsumune]], led an [[Assault on Amagasaki Castle|assault]] on the castle to find and assassinate [[Wada Koretake]], a member of the [[Shinbakufu]]. While Kyonyo led his forces to fight against Koretake's men, Naoe went to confront Koretake in the courtyard. Besting him, Naoe stood over a dying Koretake and [[Interrogation|interrogated]] him over the {{Wiki|Magatama|box}} but the [[Oda clan|Oda]] refused and mocked her. Furious, she used her [[hidden blade]] and silenced the Shinbakufu leader.<ref name="Heads Will Roll">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Heads Will Roll (Shadows)|Heads Will Roll]]</ref>

Convening with her allies, Naoe saw Mitsumune about to execute one of Koretake's men who was surrendering. Although Yaya sought to stop him, Naoe agreed with the monk about those who fought for Nobunaga deserve no mercy and thus killed the man. Outraged, Yaya left them to their cruelty while Naoe remained shocked. Before leaving, Kyonyo gifted Naoe with a shrine of Shinran and told her that there is hope left.<ref name="Heads Will Roll"/>

Later in the year, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members Naoe and [[Yasuke]] infiltrated the castle, assassinated five ''{{Wiki|ja:侍大将|samurai daisho}}'', looted the [[Tools Master Mask]] from the castle's [[treasure chest]],<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> collected a sake flask for [[Niwa Nagahide]]'s collection,<ref name="Valuable Reflections">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Valuable Reflections]]</ref> and climbed atop the ''tenshu'' to [[Viewpoint|survey]] the land.<ref name="ACSH"/> By 1617, {{Wiki|Toda Ujikane}} redesigned the castle with a four-flank keep, multiple moats, and numerous turrets.<ref name="Database"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Landmarks in Japan]]
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