Siege of Kuwabara

Siege of Kuwabara
Part of Sengoku period
Date 1542 Location Kuwabara, Shinano Province 36°01′33″N 138°08′23″E Result Takeda victory
Belligerents
Forces of Suwa Yorishige	Takeda family forces
Commanders and leaders
Suwa Yorishige †	Takeda Shingen
Strength
1,100	3,000
class=notpageimage| Location within Nagano Prefecture Siege of Kuwabara (Japan)

The siege of Kuwabara took place the day after the siege of Uehara; Takeda Shingen continued to gain power in Shinano Province by seizing Kuwabara castle from Suwa Yorishige. Suwa was escorted back to the provincial capital of Kōfu under "the pretext of safe conduct, but he was then forced to commit suicide."

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.