POLITICAL EVENT
Hashiba Hideyoshi Makes Himeji Castle His Base
1580 · Himeji Castle
After pacifying Harima, Hashiba Hideyoshi received Himeji Castle from Kuroda Yoshitaka, rebuilt it, and made it the base for campaigns into Tajima, Inaba, and Bitchū.
Course of the battle
1 1577
Hideyoshi is sent to Harima for the western campaign
Hashiba Hideyoshi was sent into Harima for the western campaign against the Mori. Fighting with Miki castle and the other Harima strongholds followed.
Sources123·Certainty: Medium
2 1580
Hashiba Hideyoshi Makes Himeji Castle His Base
After pacifying Harima, Hashiba Hideyoshi received Himeji Castle from Kuroda Yoshitaka, rebuilt it, and made it the base for campaigns into Tajima, Inaba, and Bitchū.
Sources123·Certainty: Medium
3 1581
A three-tier keep rises at Himeji
Hideyoshi raised a three-tier keep at Himeji. The castle was put in order as the base for the western campaign; Ikeda Terumasa would later rebuild it into the form standing today.
Sources123·Certainty: Medium
Other events of 1580
Sources consulted
- 兵庫県立歴史博物館「姫路城 年表」
- 姫路市「姫路城の歴史」
- 姫路市立城郭研究室「姫路城への道しるべ 第2章 姫路城の歴史」
The numbers in the text refer to the list above. Certainty indicates how far a statement is supported by the cited sources; it does not refer to the precision of the coordinates or the dating.
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