1567: Oda Nobunaga Captures Inabayama Castle and Renames It Gifu

1567: Oda Nobunaga Captures Inabayama Castle and Renames It Gifu

With the defection of the Mino Triumvirate secured, Oda Nobunaga burned the town below Inabayama Castle, stripping it of its defenses, and its lord Saitō Tatsuoki fled. Having conquered Mino, Nobunaga renamed the region Gifu and proclaimed the motto Tenka Fubu (rule the realm by force), marking a major stepping stone in his campaign to unify Japan.

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Oda Nobunaga Captures Inabayama Castle

Oda Nobunaga captured Saitō Tatsuoki's Inabayama Castle, took control of Mino, renamed the castle town Gifu, and moved his residence there.

Oda Nobunaga・Took part / involvedSaitō Tatsuoki・Clan head driven from Inabayama Castle
Kōzuke Splits among Three Powers after the Fall of Minowa

After Minowa Castle fell, the Takeda controlled western Kōzuke. In the east, Kitajō Takahiro of Umayabashi Castle defected to the Later Hōjō while the Uesugi retained Numata Castle, leaving the province divided among three powers.

Sources　高崎市・笹本正治「箕輪城と武田氏」／沼田市「沼田城跡」