The of 1567 was the final battle in Oda Nobunaga 's campaign to defeat the Saitō clan in their mountaintop castle and conquer Mino Province , Japan .

The siege ended Process_end in a decisive battle and victory of Nobunaga 's combined forces , and resulted in Causation the subjugation of the Saitō clan , their vassals , and allies .

This victory was the culmination of Nobunaga 's Mino campaign Military_operation , waged intermittently over the previous six years , and brought Bringing an end to a rivalry between the Oda clan of Owari Province and the Saitō clan of Mino , which began Process_start over twenty years earlier between Nobunaga 's father , Oda Nobuhide and Saitō Dōsan .

This victory was the culmination of Nobunaga 's Mino campaign Military_operation , waged intermittently over the previous six years , and brought Bringing an end to a rivalry between the Oda clan of Owari Province and the Saitō clan of Mino , which began Process_start over twenty years earlier between Nobunaga 's father , Oda Nobuhide and Saitō Dōsan .

Due to the weak leadership of the Saitō , many samurai leaders defected Escaping to Nobunaga before the battle , while others willingly submitted Submitting_documents afterward .

With this victory , Nobunaga took control Control of the expansive and fertile Mino Province and gained numerous supporters and resources .

Nobunaga had the former Saitō castle repaired Recovering and renamed Name_conferral it Gifu Castle , a firm base from which to expand north into the Hokuriku region and to make his drive toward Kyoto .

Nobunaga 's young retainer Kinoshita Tōkichirō ( later known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi ) played Action an important role in attaining the victory at Inabayama .

As a result of his efforts and the victory , his standing with Nobunaga rose Cause_to_make_progress considerably .

Thus , in addition to the battle 's immediate importance to Nobunaga 's plans , it was also an important step in Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's rise to power .

The 1581 was one of the crucial battles in Oda Nobunaga 's campaigns Military_operation to seize Conquering Iga province during Japan 's Sengoku period .

Gamō Ujisato and Tsutsui Junkei commanded Control Nobunaga 's forces , Gamō attacking Attack the castle 's neighboring towns near modern-day Ueno , Mie prefecture while Tsutsui approached Arriving from the west .