Siege of Toyama

The siege of Toyama was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.

Siege of Toyama
Part of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's supremacy
Date August 1585 Location Etchu province 36°41′35.88″N 137°12′39.60″E Result Toyotomi victory
Belligerents
Toyotomi forces	Sassa Narimasa's forces
Commanders and leaders
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Horio Yoshiharu Maeda Toshinaga Hachiya Yoritaka Kanamori Nagachika	Sassa Narimasa
Strength
100,000 (speculation)	20,000 (speculation)
Location within Toyama Prefecture Show map of Toyama Prefecture Siege of Toyama (Japan) Show map of Japan

History

During the late summer of August 1585, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had led his army of around 100,000 soldiers against Sassa Narimasa, a once former ally many years past.

During the siege of Toyama, Toyotomi's senior commander Maeda Toshinaga would play a very prominent role within the overall attack. In the end, Narimasa's defence was shattered, thus allowing Toyotomi supremacy over Etchu province.^[1]