Who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier", and is reponsible for taking Miki Castle of Harima Province from Bessho Nagaharu?
Siege of Miki The siege of Miki (三木合戦 ) lasted from 1578 to 1580. Toyotomi Hideyoshi took Miki Castle of Harima Province, located in what is now Miki, Hyōgo, Japan, from Bessho Nagaharu, an ally of the Mōri clan.
Mizuno Nobumoto Mizuno Nobumoto (水野 信元 , died January 27, 1576) was a daimyo of Japan's Sengoku period. A son of Mizuno Tadamasa, and brother of Mizuno Tadashige, he was the lord of Kariya Castle. He is Tokugawa Ieyasu's uncle through Tokugawa Hirotada's marriage to his sister.