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...er and his retainers. Shigetoki was completely routed and fled to [[Urado castle]], where Kunichika held him in siege until he was forced to withdraw due to

Kôchi castle was the seat of the [[Yamauchi clan]], lords of [[Tosa han]]. ...of the new castle, and the larger city of Kôchi, about five miles north of Urado.

...capital of [[Kochi prefecture|Kôchi prefecture]], and was the [[jokamachi|castle town]] seat of the [[Yamauchi clan]] lords of [[Tosa han]]. In the [[Edo period]], the population of the castle town remained roughly constant, at around 14-16,000 commoners, plus roughly

...ded for his exceptionally loyal service, being given the domain of [[Kochi castle|Kôchi]] in [[Tosa province]]. ...ers who opened the gates to the castle, the Yamauchi were able to take the castle and claim control over the domain. As a result of his reliance on Ieyasu's

Motochika was born at [[Oko castle|Okô castle]] in the Nagaoka district of Tosa, the eldest son of [[Chosokabe Kunichika| ...[[Doi Kiyoyoshi]]. During the ensuing [[Siege of Okayama|siege of Okayama castle]], Chikanobu was shot and killed by an arquebus and his army defeated, thou