Miki Castle

Miki Castle
三木城
Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Miki Castle reconstructed stone wall
Miki Castle is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Miki Castle
Miki Castle
Miki Castle is located in Japan
Miki Castle
Miki Castle
Coordinates34°48′00″N 134°59′17″E / 34.7999°N 134.9880°E / 34.7999; 134.9880
TypeYamajiro-style castle
Site information
OwnerBessho clan
Conditionruins
Site history
Built1492
Built byBessho Nagaharu
Demolished1616
Battles/warsSiege of Miki
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Bessho Nagaharu

Miki Castle (三木城,, Miki-jō) was a Japanese castle in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was built by Bessho Nagaharu in the Sengoku period. Today some ruins and a partial reconstruction remain at the castle site, and its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site, since 2013.[1]

  1. ^ "三木城跡及び付城跡・土塁" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 16 October 2021.