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The '''Siege of Kanegasaki''' was a 1570 battle between the {{Wiki|Asakura clan}}, who sought to protect their domain, and the forces of [[Oda Nobunaga]], who claimed them to be rebels for ignoring a summons from the [[shōgun]]. It is part of Nobunaga's larger campaign that sought to reunite [[Japan]] during the [[Sengoku period]]. 

In 1570, Nobunaga sent an invitation to local warlords for a reception in [[Kyoto]] on the behalf of shōgun [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]], though this invitation also served as a test to check who would accept his authority. {{Wiki|Asakura Yoshikage}}, daimyo of {{Wiki|Echizen Province|Echizen}}, refused the summon,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref> which Nobunaga argued was an offense to both the shogun and the [[Michihito|emperor]]<ref>{{WP|Siege of Kanegasaki (1570)}}</ref> and launched a campaign to besiege the Asakura's {{Wiki|Kanagasaki Castle|main stronghold}}.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>

Because the Asakura clan had a multi-generational alliance relationship with the {{Wiki|Azai clan}}, [[Azai Nagamasa]], Nobunaga's brother-in-law, felt obligated to aid the Asakura and attacked Nobunaga's forces' rear, forcing Nobunaga to stop the siege and retreat, while a rear guard held off the combined forces of the Azai-Asakura. Feeling personally betrayed by a man he considered family, Oda would clash with the Azai-Asakura forces only months after, in the [[Battle of Anegawa]], which ended in a resounding victory for his side.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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