Gassan Toda Castle chronology

Year  Event
1391 Mitsuyuki Yamanaka’s Daikan, Enya Suruga Mori talked about Toda Castle (“Meigetsuki”).
1467 The turbulence of The Uprising occured. Izumo and Oki guardian Kyogoku MochiKiyo joined the Eastern Army, and Iwami guardian Yamana Masakiyo joined Nishijin. Before this time, Kiyosada Amago took over the guardian.
1468 Kiyosada fought against the Lord of Tokamiyama Castle, Bizen Matsuda.
1476 Nogi-gun peasant uprising by Matsuda Mikawa Mori etc. occured.
1508 Kyogoku Masatsune(Masataka) addicated guardian position Kichidojimaru.
1540 Amago Akihisa left Gassan Castle to avenge Motonari Mouri, and attacked the Kooriyama Castle
1541 Akihisa, he retreated to Izumo. His name was changed to Haruhisa. Tsunehisa died.
1542 Yoshitaka Ohuchi left Shuho for Izumo capture. Toda Castle was attacked by Yoshitaka Ohuchi.
1543 The Gassan attack by Yoshitaka Ohuchi was defeated, and evacuated from Izumo.
1552 Haruhisa was appointed to the guardianship of eight Countries such as Izumo and Oki, as well as Inaba and Houki by General Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
1554 Haruhisa destroyed the Shingu Party.
1556 Haruhisa defeated the Mouri clan ,and took Iwami Ginzan.
1562 Yamabuki Castle owner Tsunemitsu Honjyo surrendered to the Mouri clan, and Iwami Ginzan was managed under Mouri Motonari, and invaded Izumo.
1564 The Mouri clan surrounded Gassan Toda Castle.
1566  Yoshihisa Amago opened Toda Castle, and surrendered to the Mouri clan. Yoshihisa and his brothers Michihisa and Hidehisa were sent to Aki.
1567 Takashige Amano appointed Joban (castle administer) of Gassan Toda Castle.
1568 Toda (Mouri) Motoaki (Motonari’s 5th son) and he was in charge of Joban.
1569 Amago Katsuhisa, Yamanaka Shikanosuke and others invaded Izumo and attacked Gassan Toda Castle.
1570 Yamanaka Shikanosuke and other Amago clan fought with the Mouri clan at Mt. Fube, and the Amago clan was defeated.
1581 Hideyoshi Hashiba’s attacked to Tottori Castle, Mouri Terumoto stayed at Toda Castle.
1585 Motoaki Mouri, he died because of illness at Gassan Toda Castle. Suetsugu Motoyasu was ordered to stay at Toda Castle from The Youngest Dimension Yasuo, Motonari’s 8th Son, and Mouri Terumoto.
1586 Suetsugu Motoyasu entered Gassan Toda Castle.
1591 Kikkawa Hiroie, Izumo, Houki-gun, Oki etc. were given and entered Gassan Toda Castle.
1592 Hideyoshi Toyotomi started dispatching troops to Korea (Bunroku-no-eki).Hiroya also served in Korea.
1597 Hideyoshi dispatched troops to Korea again (Keicho-no-eki). He was active in the battle of Ulsan Castle.
1600 The battle of Sekigahara occured. The Eastern Army, led by Ieyasu, won. Hiroyasu Kikkawa was transferred to Shuhokuni Iwakuni. Mr. Tadauji Horio joined to Izumo with his father Yoshiharu as a lord of the Oki country.
1604 Mr. Tadauji Horio died.
1607 The construction of Matsue Castle began.
1608 Yoshiharu Horio moved to Matsue Castle, which was under construction.
1611 Yoshiharu, he died. Matsue Castle completed.
1615 Promulgated in one country, one castle order. Toda Castle was closed at this time.
1666 The Iinashi River Flood.The Iinashi River, which was flowing near the town of Hirose town flooded.
1934 Designated as a national historic site (historic site Toda Castle ruins)
1966 From this time on, the castle remains at the bottom of the Iinashi River were exposed, and excavations were carried out (Toda River bed ruins)