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Battle of Okehazama

Type Event Region Japan Time 1560

In 1560, as Imagawa Yoshimoto marched on Kyoto with a large army, Oda Nobunaga launched a surprise attack at Okehazama with a tiny force, killing Yos…

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  1. 1560Owari Province · Owari ProvinceAt the request of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Imagawa Yoshimoto led a force of some 25,000 from Suruga toward Kyoto; passing through Oda territory, Nobunaga held fast at Kiyosu Castle. Yoshimoto set up his main camp at Okehazama, complacent after a string of victories.
  2. 1560Okehazama · Owari ProvinceNobunaga marched out of Kiyosu with some two to three thousand men and, taking advantage of a heavy downpour, burst into the Imagawa main camp. Yoshimoto was cut down by Oda troops amid the chaos, the Imagawa army collapsed along its entire line, and the plan to march on Kyoto failed completely.
  3. 1560Mikawa Province · Mikawa ProvinceAfter Yoshimoto's death the Imagawa clan declined rapidly, and in Mikawa Matsudaira Motoyori (Tokugawa Ieyasu) broke free of Imagawa control. Oda Nobunaga, seizing the momentum, expanded and became the most threatening new power in the central region.

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