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 .

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 .