In 1568, Ujiteru defended Takiyama castle from Takeda Shingen. Later in 1569, Ujiteru and his brother Hojo Ujikuni commanded a major force at the Battle of Mimasetoge, where they unsuccessfully attempted to prevent Takeda Shingen from withdrawing to his home province of Kai after besieging the Hōjō's core castle at Odawara.
hōjō, ujiteru, this, japanese, name, surname, hōjō, 北条, 氏照, 1540, august, 1590, japanese, samurai, hōjō, ujiyasu, lord, hachiōji, castle, what, tokyo, native, name北条, 氏照born1540sagami, province, japandiedaugust, 1590, 1590, aged, odawara, castle, sagami, provi. In this Japanese name the surname is Hōjō Hōjō Ujiteru 北条 氏照 1540 August 10 1590 was a Japanese samurai who was the son of Hōjō Ujiyasu and lord of Hachiōji Castle in what is now Tokyo Hōjō UjiteruNative name北条 氏照Born1540Sagami Province JapanDiedAugust 10 1590 1590 08 10 aged 49 50 Odawara Castle Sagami Province JapanAllegianceLater Hōjō clanCommands heldTakiyama CastleHachioji CastleBattles warsSiege of Takiyama 1568 Battle of Mimasetoge 1569 Siege of Hachioji 1590 Siege of Odawara 1590 RelationsHōjō Ujiyasu father Hōjō Ujimasa brother Hōjō Ujikuni brother Hōjō Ujinori brother Uesugi Kagetora brother In this Japanese name the surname is Hōjō In 1568 Ujiteru defended Takiyama castle from Takeda Shingen Later in 1569 Ujiteru and his brother Hojo Ujikuni commanded a major force at the Battle of Mimasetoge where they unsuccessfully attempted to prevent Takeda Shingen from withdrawing to his home province of Kai after besieging the Hōjō s core castle at Odawara later in Siege of Odawara 1590 against Hideyoshi Ujiteru left only 1 300 men behind at Hachiōji Castle when he went to help lift the Odawara castle which had been surrounded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi Shortly thereafter on June 23 1590 more of Hideyoshi s forces numbering 30 000 and led by Maeda Toshiie and Uesugi Kagekatsu arrived to take the castle which fell in just one day 1 After the Hōjō were defeated in the Siege of Odawara Ujiteru was forced to commit seppuku along with his brother Ujimasa The grave of Hojo Ujiteru exists in two places one located in Odawara city and another located at the site of Hachioji castle Grave of Hojo Ujimasa and Ujiteru A in Odawara city Hōjō Ujiteru s grave B near Hachioji castleReferences Edit Ruins of Hachioji Castle 八王子市 Archived 2008 01 12 at the Wayback Machine Turnbull Stephen 1998 The Samurai Sourcebook London Cassell amp Co This biography of a Japanese noble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hōjō Ujiteru amp oldid 1063098384, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
