Siege of Terabe
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The Siege of Terabe took place in 1558.
This was the first battle that Tokugawa Ieyasu
was involved in. At the time, he was a vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto
.
Suzuki Shigeteru, in charge of Terabe Castle, dumped Imagawa for Oda Nobunaga
. Ieyasu attacked the castle, but was driven off by reinforcements sent by Nobunaga.
This was the first battle that Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
was involved in. At the time, he was a vassal of Imagawa Yoshimoto
Imagawa Yoshimoto
was one of the leading daimyo in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was one of the three daimyo that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He was one of the dominant daimyo in Japan for a time, until his death in 1560....
.
Suzuki Shigeteru, in charge of Terabe Castle, dumped Imagawa for Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
. Ieyasu attacked the castle, but was driven off by reinforcements sent by Nobunaga.