Siege of Itami (1579)

Siege of Itami (1579)
Part of the Sengoku period
The placement of Araki forces around Itami, drawn in 1865, now housed in the Itami Prefectural Museum
Date 1579 Location Itami castle, Settsu Province 34°46′48.3″N 135°25′17.2″E / 34.780083°N 135.421444°E / 34.780083; 135.421444 Result Siege succeeds
Belligerents
forces of Oda Nobunaga	forces of Araki Murashige
Commanders and leaders
Oda Nobutada Oda Nagamasu Takigawa Kazumasu Andō Morinari Tsuda Nobuzumi Hachiya Yoritaka Tsutsui Junkei Fuwa Mitsuharu	Araki Murashige Araki Kyūzaemon
Casualties and losses
Unknown	670 people (Araki family and retainers)
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The second siege of Itami Castle (伊丹城の戦い), also called the siege of Arioka Castle (有岡城の戦い) during the Sengoku period of Japanese history, occurred in 1579, five years after it was seized by Oda Nobunaga in Siege of Itami (1574) from Itami clan, and entrusted the Castle to Araki Murashige.