TheSaikaikki orSaigaIkki (雑賀一揆), based in Ōta in theKii Province (now part ofWakayama Prefecture) ofHonshū, were one of manyikkō-ikkimercenary groups in feudal Japan. Those in Ōta, led bySuzuki Magoichi, were better known asSaika Magoichi. Saika-ikki was formed by several peasant and noble people. Their unnamed men and women informants were said to have been called "Magoichi" by their clients. In particular, the members of the Saikaikki, along with themonks of theNegoro-ji, were renowned for their expertise with thearquebus and for their expertgunsmiths andfoundries. Both of these groups came to the aid of theIshiyama Hongan-ji, the central fortress-cathedral of the ikkō-ikki that was besieged byOda Nobunaga from 1570 to 1580. The town motto is translated to English as "stand strong and do not forget".
Their own fortress, Ōta Castle (near the site of present-dayWakayama Castle), was besieged by Nobunaga in 1577.
The monastery wasattacked again in 1585 byToyotomi Hideyoshi, in chastisement for their opposition to his former lord, Oda.[1][2]
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