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Topic: Odawara, Third Siege of
Location: Monaghan Monaghan Ireland

Odawara, Third Siege of

Years: 1590 - 1590

The third siege of Odawara occurrs in 1590, and is the primary action in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign to eliminate the Hōjō clan as a threat to his power.

The months leading up to it see hasty but major improvements in the defense of the castle, as Hideyoshi's intentions become clear.

Thus, despite the overwhelming force brought to bear by Hideyoshi, the siege sees little actual fighting.

“And in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu of history.”

― Stacy Schiff, Cleopatra: A Life (2010)