Nagaoka Castle

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Nagaoka Castle was a Japanese feudal stronghold in Echigo Province that served as the political and administrative center of the Nagaoka Domain during the Edo period.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Kasugayama Castle 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese castle
feudal stronghold
associatedWithEvent Boshin War NERFINISHED
category Castles in Niigata Prefecture
country Japan
currentSiteUsage urban area of Nagaoka city
domain Nagaoka Domain NERFINISHED
era Edo period NERFINISHED
function administrative center
political center
governingClan Makino clan NERFINISHED
hasFeature baileys
earthen ramparts
moat
stone walls
historicalPeriod Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Echigo Province NERFINISHED
Nagaoka NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED
material stone
wood
politicalRole center of local governance in Echigo Province
region Hokuriku region NERFINISHED
servedAs seat of Nagaoka Domain
status no longer extant
type hirajiro (flatland castle)
usedFor domain administration
military defense
residence of the daimyo of Nagaoka Domain

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Uesugi clan baseOfOperations Nagaoka Castle
this entity surface form: Kasugayama Castle
Nagaoka Domain capital Nagaoka Castle