Yodo Castle
E641119
Yodo Castle was a Japanese feudal castle in Kyoto that served as an important strategic and political stronghold during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
hilltop castle ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sengoku period ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1589 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Meiji government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 1873 ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1868 ⓘ |
| governingShogunate | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
baileys
ⓘ
gates ⓘ moats ⓘ tenshu ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasRemainingStructure |
earthen walls
ⓘ
foundations ⓘ moats ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasSiteUse |
Yodo Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Edo period ⓘ late Sengoku period ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict | Boshin War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | Siege of Yodo Castle (1868) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterRulerClan |
Inaba clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishikawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Matsudaira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagai clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Okudaira-Matsudaira clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Toda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fushimi Ward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kinai region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ Yodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Katsura River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uji River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yodo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
earthworks
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| nearbyModernFacility | Kyoto Racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStation | Yodo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBuilderClan | Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
key point on the route between Osaka and Kyoto
ⓘ
strategic stronghold controlling approaches to Kyoto ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod | early Edo period ⓘ |
| region |
Kansai region
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansai
|
| servedAs |
daimyō residence
ⓘ
domainal government center ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of river traffic on the Yodo River
ⓘ
defense of southern approaches to Kyoto ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Yodo Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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