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The siege of Osaka lasted
1614 to
1615.
Toyotomi Hideyori, the son and successor of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was in
Osaka Castle with 113,000 men. His opponent was
Tokugawa Ieyasu, de facto ruler of all Japan after his victory in the
Battle of Sekigahara, with an army about 194,000 men. They fought
several battles, starting with one in 1614 at the mouth of the
Kizugawa (the Summer Siege), and ending when Hideyori's
forces attacked those of the Tokugawa at the
Battle of Tennoji (the Winter Siege), in
1615.
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