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The Iga ikki (伊賀惣国一揆) was a military[1] confederation of shinobi based in Sengoku era Iga province, Japan. This independent league did not recognize any daimyō's hegemony and expelled the military governor of their province that had been appointed by the Ashikaga.[2]
Unlike other ikki of the era, the Iga ikki was particularly long-living. Part of the collective's longevity is associated with the terrain of Iga province, which was predisposed for keeping outsiders out. Other advantages include their long experience with guerilla warfare and their integration of the commoner population into the organization, which allowed them to conscript the members of the community from all levels, give them military training and utilize them against threats, essentially mobilizing the entire community.[2]
The Iga were attacked by the Oda clan in 1579 and 1581, and though they managed to repel the first invasion, the second overwhelmed their forces and Oda Nobunaga destroyed the group, though some individual shinobi were spared.[2]
History
Born out of the fragmentation of central power in the wake of the Ōnin War, the community in Iga decided to create their own code for living in the unstable period that followed. As a way to limit internal conflict, in 1494, two documents were produced that formed rules for life within Iga. The first of the documents was an agreement to abide by specific rules that limit conflict over territory and a general code of conduct that was signed by 350 commoners. The second document was signed by 46 people representing families of note from the province, vowing not to fight over taxes or the collection thereof and to work together to prevent insubordination of the peasants underneath them, as well as to defend the territory. These two groups formed a united front to maintain local order and peace from both internal and external sources, such as bandits and neighboring daimyō.[2]
In 1578, Oda Nobukatsu decided to invade Iga, taking the Iga ikki's expulsion of their military governor as an excuse. He dispatched Takigawa Kazumasu to build a castle for them to use as a staging point for the invasion, though Takigawa and his forces were forced to retreat by November of the same year. In October 1579, the Iga ikki were invaded once again, but by use of guerrilla tactics, they inflicted heavy losses against Nobukatsu's forces, making him retreat. On 30 September 1581, Oda Nobunaga invades Iga outnumbering the defendents about 4 to 1 from six different directions, impeding the ikki from concentrating their forces to prevent any of these invasions. They retreat to two castles, one in the north and one in the south, but end up having to surrender on 8 October, marking their defeat.[2]
Appearances
- Echoes of History (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows (first appearance)
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