仏殿城（川之江城）／アクセス・場所・地図長宗我部元親に攻略された四国の要所で河野氏の居城仏殿城【お城特集日本の歴史】

Butsuden Castle (Kawanoe Castle) [Castle Special Topic Japanese History]

[Castle name]
Butsuden castle
The residence of Mr. Kono

[Description]
Butsuden Castle is a flatland-mountain castle located in Washio Mountain, Kawanoe, Chuo City, Shikoku, Ehime Province. It is also called [Kawanoe Castle].
Kenmu 4 year (1337), it was built by [Toi Yoshimasa].

After that, [Mendori Tomoharu] was the castle owner, how he was found that he had connection with [Chosokabe Motochika] and he was attacked by [Kawakami Yasukatsu].

Tensho 10 year (1582), [Chosokabe Motochika] aimed to unite Shikoku and started attacking Iyo Country, [Butsuden Castle] of Kawakami Yasukatsu was attakced and fell down, and Yasukatsu killed himself. Chosokabe Motochika almost controlled Shikoku, but in Tensho 13 year (1585), Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched Shikoku Battle and Butsuden Castle fell down by [Kobayakawa Takakage].

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi dominated Shikoku, the castle owner changed from [Kobayakawa Takakage] to [Fukushima Masanori] and to [Ikeda Terumasa], and when [Kato Yoshiaki] was awarded to Iyo, he set the base in Matsumae Castle, and Butsuden Castle (Kawanoe Castle) was abandoned.
Kanei 13 year (1636), Hitotsuyanagi Naoie established Kawanoe Clan and was about to rebuild the castle. Kanei 19 year (1642), when he died, his territories were forfeited by Shogun. Therefore, the castle did not rebuild.

Although the remains of the castle originally had stone walls slightly left behind. Simulated Tenshu, gates, corner walls, were reconstructed at Butsuden Castle (Kawanoe Castle) ruins. However, there are not reconstructed based on historical facts.