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Château de Kitanoshō
Fondateur et seigneur (1575-1583)
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Shibata Katsuie
Lord of Kitanoshō · Governor of Echizen
Shibata Katsuie (1522-1583) was one of the principal generals of Oda Nobunaga and lord of Echizen from 1575. Born in Kamiyashiro, in Owari Province, he first served Oda Nobuhide and then Oda Nobuyuki, turned against Nobunaga in 1556, was spared, and became one of his most feared lieutenants, known as 'Oni Shibata'. Tasked with governing Echizen after the defeat of the Asakura and the Ikkō-ikki, he founded Kitanoshō Castle in 1575, on the site of today's central Fukui, whose keep is said to have had nine storeys, and from there led the conquest of Hokuriku (Tedorigawa 1577, Kaga 1580). After Nobunaga's death, he opposed Hideyoshi at the Kiyosu Conference and married Oichi, Nobunaga's sister. Defeated at Shizugatake in 1583, he withdrew to Kitanoshō, where he took his own life together with Oichi in the burning castle; both are venerated at Shibata Shrine, on the very site.
Naissance1522, Kamiyashiro (province d'Owari)
Décès14 juin 1583, château de Kitanoshō
FonctionLord of Kitanoshō · Governor of Echizen
MaisonClan Shibata
ÉpoqueSengoku period / Azuchi-Momoyama period
Histoire & patrimoine
Kitanoshō, capital of Echizen
Installed in Echizen in 1575, Katsuie made Kitanoshō his capital, most likely at the confluence of the Asuwa and Yoshino rivers. The castle, whose keep is said to have reached nine storeys, was destroyed in 1583 before it was even completed, according to the city of Fukui; municipal excavations since 1993 have revealed a moat about 25 m wide, stone walls and a gate.
Château de KitanoshōRepères dans sa vie
1522
Born in Kamiyashiro, in Owari Province.
1556
Supports Oda Nobuyuki against Nobunaga, is defeated at Inō and then spared.
1570
Victory at Chōkō-ji, which earns him the nickname 'Oni Shibata'.
1575
Receives the governorship of Echizen and begins construction of Kitanoshō Castle.
1577
Battle of Tedorigawa during the Hokuriku campaign.
1580
Campaign against the Ikkō-ikki of Kaga.
1582
Kiyosu Conference after Nobunaga's death; marriage to Oichi.
1583
Defeat at Shizugatake against Hideyoshi; retreat to Kitanoshō, where he takes his own life with Oichi on 14 June as the castle burns.
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Shibata Katsuie dans l’histoire
Contemporary commemoration
In Fukui, the Kitanoshō Ruins Park and Shibata Shrine keep his memory alive, with statues of Katsuie, Oichi and their three daughters, and a small ruins museum.
Sources de la fiche
Cette synthèse croise plusieurs sources pour documenter les lieux, événements et relations historiques.
- Kitanosho Castle Ruins Park — Ville de Fukui
- Kitanosho Castle Site & Shibata Shrine — Fukui Prefectural Tourism Association
- Shibata Katsuie — Wikipedia
- Kitanosho Castle — Wikipedia