Shimizu Muneharu
Shimizu Muneharu (清水 宗治, 1537 – June 23, 1582), also known as Shimizu Chōzaemon (清水 長左衛門), was a military commander during the
Bitchu Takamatsu Castle after he captured it in 1565. His father was Shimizu Munenori.[1]
Hashiba Hideyohi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi), a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, went on an expedition to the Chūgoku region to reunify Japan in 1582. Muneharu resisted Hideyoshi, locking himself in Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. Hideyoshi advised Muneharu to surrender on the condition that Muneharu give him Bitchu Province, but Muneharu refused.[1] Takamatsu Castle was flooded by Hideyoshi and nearly fell.[1]
In June, during the flooding, Nobunaga died in the
Incident at Honnōji in Kyoto. Having heard about Nobunaga's death, Hideyoshi made peace overtures on the condition that Muneharu commit seppuku (suicide).[2]
Shimizu's grave is at Seikyō-ji, Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Shimizu Muneharu". kotobank. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ISBN 1854095234.
External links
Media related to Shimizu Muneharu at Wikimedia Commons
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