Kii Castle

Kii Castle
Kii Castle
基肄城
Miyaki District, Saga and Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan
	Kii castle
Type	Korean-style fortress
Site information
Condition	ruins
Site history
Built	665
Built by	Yamato court

Kii Castle (基肄城, Kii-jo) was a castle structure between Miyaki District, Saga and Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan.^[1]^[2] Kii Castle has been designated a site of special national significance.^[3]

History

Kii castle was built by the Yamato court. Following the defeat of Yamato Japan in the 663 Battle of Hakusukinoe by an alliance of Tang China and the Korean kingdom of Silla, Emperor Tenji ordered the construction of defenses against a possible invasion.^[3]

Kii Castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.^[4]

Literature

De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. pp. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.

References

^ "基肄城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "基肄城" (in Japanese). 熊本県立装飾古墳館分館歴史公園鞠智（きくち）城・温故創生館. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "基肄城" (in Japanese). Chikushi city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

33°26′42″N 130°30′47″E / 33.44500°N 130.51306°E / 33.44500; 130.51306

[1] "基肄城" (in Japanese). 攻城団. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] "基肄城" (in Japanese). 熊本県立装飾古墳館分館歴史公園鞠智（きくち）城・温故創生館. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[Chi-3] "基肄城" (in Japanese). Chikushi city official. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[4] "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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v t e Continued 100 Fine Castles of Japan by region
Hokkaidō	Shinori Date Katsuyama Date
Tōhoku	Namioka Castle Kunohe Castle Shiroishi Castle Wakimoto Castle Akita Castle Tsurugaoka Castle Yonezawa Castle Miharu Castle Mukaihaguroyama Castle
Kantō	Kasama Castle Tsuchiura Castle Karasawa Castle Nagurumi Castle Numata Castle Iwabitsu Castle Oshi Castle Sugiyama Castle Sugaya Yakata Moto Sakura Castle Ōtaki Castle Takiyama Castle Odaiba Kozukue Castle Ishigakiyama Ichiya Castle
Kōshin'etsu	Shinpu Castle Yōgaiyama Castle Tatsuoka Castle Takashima Castle Murakami Castle Takada Castle Samegao Castle
Hokuriku	Toyama Castle Masuyama Castle Torigoe Castle Fukui Castle Ōno Castle Kuniyoshi Castle Genbao Castle
Tōkai	Gujō Hachiman Castle Naegi Castle Kaneyama Castle Ōgaki Castle Kōkokuji Castle Suwahara Castle Takatenjin Castle Hamamatsu Castle Komakiyama Castle Furumiya Castle Yoshida Castle Tsu Castle Tage Kitabatakeshi Jōkan Tamaru Castle Akagi Castle
Kansai	Kamaha Castle Hachimanyama Castle Fukuchiyama Castle Akutagawayama Castle Iimoriyama Castle Kishiwada Castle Arikoyama Castle / Izushi Castle Kuroi Castle Sumoto Castle Kōriyama Castle Uda Matsuyama Castle Shingū Castle
Chūgoku	Wakasa Oniga Castle Yonago Castle Hamada Castle Takamatsu Castle Mihara Castle Niitakayama Castle Kōnomine Castle / Ōuchi-shi Yakata
Shikoku	Shōzui Castle Ichinomiya Castle Hiketa Castle Noshima Castle Kagomori Castle Okō Castle
Kyūshū	Kokura Castle Mizuki Castle Kurume Castle Kii Castle Karatsu Castle Kaneda Castle Ishida Castle Hara Castle Kikuchi Castle Yatsushiro Castle Nakatsu Castle Tsunomure Castle Usuki Castle Saiki Castle Nobeoka Castle Sadowara Castle Shibushi Castle Chiran Castle
Okinawa	Zakimi Castle Katsuren Castle

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Japan

History

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Literature

References