Siege of Mount Hiei (1499)

Siege of Mount Hiei (Forces of Oda Nobunaga vs Sōhei of Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei) took place in 1499 during the Sengoku period.

Battle facts

Year: 1499
Date: 1499-08-26
Era: Early Modern
Conflict: the Sengoku period
Side A: Forces of Oda Nobunaga
Side B: Sōhei of Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei
Commanders (A): Oda Nobunaga, Sakuma Nobumori, Akechi Mitsuhide, Ikeda Tsuneoki, Niwa Nagahide
Commanders (B): Various monk leaders
Casualties: 300 (Forces of Oda Nobunaga), Unknown number of buildings 1,500–4,000 people (Sōhei of Enryaku-ji on Mt. Hiei)
Outcome: Oda victory
Coordinates: 35.071°, 135.841°