The Satomi Sea Forces (7)

      The peace treaty with the Hojo Clan in 1577 didn’t mean that the Satomi Clan gave up their ambition for Kazusa Province.

     Mangi Castle was along Isumi River in the south-eastern part of the province.  The castle was owned by the Toki Family, who had gone over to the Hojo Clan after the Second Battle in Konodai in 1564.  In 1588, the Satomi Clan crowded around the castle with 3,000 troops by land and 2,600 by sea.  They were, however, driven off by Toki Yoriharu (?-?).  In 1589, the clan attacked the castle again, only to be beaten back again.  In 1590, the national situation swept the regional situation.  The Hojo Clan was destroyed by the Toyotomi Clan, and the castle was seized by the Tokugawa Clan.  The Satomi Clan was able to survive but was shut up just in Awa Province again.  The Toyotomi and Tokugawa Clans, that were allying temporarily at that time, had a decisive battle to unify the whole country later in 1600.