Battles & Campaigns · 1560
Siege of Marune
Marune, Owari Province (Nagoya area), Japan
What happened
In 1560 the great warlord Imagawa Yoshimoto invaded Owari, the home of the Oda clan. His forces overran Oda's border fortresses, and Matsudaira Motoyasu's troops captured Marune using concentrated gunfire. The fortress commander fell, and the garrison was lost.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It was part of the Imagawa advance that led to the Battle of Okehazama. Motoyasu's men were not at Okehazama, where Nobunaga surprised and defeated Yoshimoto.
What came next
After Okehazama, Motoyasu pledged loyalty to Oda Nobunaga. He later became famous as Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Did you know?
At the time, Motoyasu was serving the Imagawa clan as a forced retainer.
Timeline
- 1560 CEImagawa forces overrun Oda's border fortresses.
- 1560 CEMatsudaira Motoyasu takes Marune.
- 12 June 1560Battle of Okehazama.