Siege of Hiuchi

Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox military conflict|main}} Template:Campaignbox Genpei War

Template:Nihongo was one of Minamoto no Yoshinaka's fortresses in Echizen Province, Japan. In April and May 1183, a Taira force led by Taira no Koremori attacked the fortress.<ref name=Sansom>Template:Cite book</ref>

It was built on rocky crags, and well-defended; the Minamoto had even built a dam to create a moat. However, a traitor within the fortress tied a message to an arrow, firing it into the Taira camp, and revealing a way to breach the dam and drain the water. The castle soon fell to the Taira, but Yoshinaka and much of his forces survived and escaped.<ref name=Turnbull2>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=Turnbull3>Template:Cite book</ref>