Shigisan castle | |
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信貴山城 | |
Mount Shigi, border of Yamato and Kawachi Provinces, Japan | |
Type | yamashiro-type Japanese castle |
Site history | |
Built | 1536 |
Built by | Kizawa Nagamasa |
In use | 1536–1577 |
Demolished | 1577 |
Battles/wars | Siege of Shigisan (1577) |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Kizawa Nagamasa, Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide |
Shigisan castle (信貴山城, Shigisanjō) was a Japanese castle of the Sengoku period, controlled by the Kizawa and Matsunaga clans. There are little remains of the castle on the present day site, just some moats and earthworks.[1]