Siege of Mitsuji

{{Short description|1576 attack on the fortress in Osaka, Japan}}

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|partof=the Sengoku period

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|date=May 1576

|place= Mitsu-ji, Osaka

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| map_type = Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan

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|result=Ikkō-ikki victory

|combatant1=Ikkō-ikki monks

|combatant2=forces of Oda Nobunaga

|commander1=Various/Unknown

|commander2=Oda Nobunaga
Harada Naomasa{{KIA}}
Niwa Nagahide
Hashiba Hideyoshi
Takigawa Kazumasu
Inaba Ittetsu
Hachiya Yoritaka

|strength1=15,000 sōhei

|strength2=3,000 ashigaru

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{{Campaignbox Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga}}

The 1576 siege of Mitsuji ({{langx|ja|三津寺砦の戦い}}) was part of the eleven-year Ishiyama Hongan-ji War. The Ikkō-ikki, a group of warrior monks and peasants, controlled the fortress and stood as one of the primary obstacles to Oda Nobunaga's bid for power.

In May 1576, Nobunaga personally took part in an attack on the fortress. He led a number of ashigaru (foot soldiers) in pushing back the Ikki garrison to their inner gates. Nobunaga suffered a bullet wound to his leg.{{cite book|last1=Turnbull|first1=Stephen|title=The Samurai Sourcebook|date=2000|publisher=Cassell & C0|location=London|isbn=1854095234|page=228}}

However, Nobunaga lost one of his generals, Harada Naomasa.