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The Daoist army pressing down upon Kameyama Castle meant that Taki, Watarai, Ichishi, Itaka, Iino, Anno, and Suzuka Districts had all fallen into Daoist hands.
Only Kawawa, Mie, Asami, Ensho, and Kuwana Districts remained under the control of the Sonno-joi faction. Among them, Kuwana, Asami, and Kawawa Districts were relatively small in terms of land size.
From the map’s perspective, the Daoists already controlled two-thirds of Ise Province, but the remaining one-third was considered the true heart of the region.
Within the two-thirds of territory the Daoists had taken, only four important towns existed—Yamada Castle, long held by the Chancellor’s Office; Hisai Castle, now reduced to ruins; Kameyama Castle in Suzuka District; and Tsu Castle, the port town.
Within the one-third still held by the Jingu, there were also four key towns—Kobe Castle, the gateway to the Jingu; Komono Castle, positioned close to the Jingu itself; Kuwana Castle at the port; and Nagashima Castle on an offshore island.
Among these, Hisai Castle and Komono Castle were large-scale jin’ya, or fortified military strongholds.
Tsu Castle had yet to be taken, but as an isolated fortress, its fall was only a matter of...
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