Okayama
Château de Bitchū Takamatsu
Seigneur et défenseur du château (mort en 1582)
→Personnalité historique
Shimizu Muneharu
Lord of Bitchū Takamatsu Castle · Lord of Shimizu Castle
Shimizu Muneharu (1537-1582), commander of Bitchū Province in the service of the Mōri clan and Kobayakawa Takakage, is inseparable from Bitchū Takamatsu Castle, of which he became lord. In 1582, besieged by Hashiba Hideyoshi, he refused the offer of Bitchū Province in exchange for surrender. Hideyoshi then had the marsh fortress flooded by raising an embankment and diverting the Ashimori River. When the death of Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji prompted Hideyoshi to negotiate, Muneharu agreed to take his own life to save his garrison: he killed himself in a boat, before both armies, on 23 June 1582. His loyalty has made him a celebrated figure, honoured by the head tomb on the castle site.
Naissance1537
Décès23 juin 1582 (4e jour du 6e mois de Tenshō 10), Bitchū Takamatsu
FonctionLord of Bitchū Takamatsu Castle · Lord of Shimizu Castle
MaisonFamille Shimizu (vassale des Mōri)
ÉpoqueSengoku period
Histoire & patrimoine
The Flood Siege of Takamatsu
Bitchū Takamatsu Castle was a plain fortress surrounded by marshes, difficult to take by assault. In 1582, Hashiba Hideyoshi, on the advice of Kuroda Kanbei, had a long embankment built in about twelve days and diverted the Ashimori River into it; swollen by the seasonal rains, the water formed a lake that isolated the stronghold and cut off the Mōri reinforcements. Muneharu refused Hideyoshi's offer to cede him Bitchū Province in exchange for his surrender.
Château de Bitchū TakamatsuRepères dans sa vie
1537
Born, son of Shimizu Munenori.
Années 1560-1570
In the service of the Mōri and Kobayakawa Takakage, he becomes lord of Bitchū Takamatsu Castle.
Avril-juin 1582
Defends the castle against Hashiba Hideyoshi, who floods it using an embankment blocking the Ashimori River.
23 juin 1582
After the Honnō-ji incident, takes his own life in a boat, a condition of peace between Hideyoshi and the Mōri.
Patrimoine associé
1 lieuLes châteaux liés à cette personnalité
Réseau historique
Personnalités liées
Approfondir
Shimizu Muneharu dans l’histoire
A Death on the Water
On learning of Oda Nobunaga's death at Honnō-ji, Hideyoshi wished to conclude peace with the Mōri quickly; he demanded the death of the garrison's commander. Muneharu complied in a boat, in the middle of the artificial lake and before the eyes of both armies, thereby allowing his men to be spared. The castle site, protected since 1929, preserves the head tomb, and a small museum is dedicated to him.
Sources de la fiche
Cette synthèse croise plusieurs sources pour documenter les lieux, événements et relations historiques.
- 史跡 備中高松城跡 — Préfecture d'Okayama
- 清水, 宗治, 1537-1582 (Web NDL Authorities) — Bibliothèque nationale de la Diète
- Shimizu Muneharu — Wikipedia
- Siege of Takamatsu — Wikipedia
- 備中高松城址資料館 — Okayama Kanko