Battle of Oshikibata

1554 battle in Japan
34°21′24.8″N 132°17′3.6″E / 34.356889°N 132.284333°E / 34.356889; 132.284333Result Mōri victoryBelligerents Forces loyal to Sue Harukata Forces of Mōri MotonariCommanders and leaders Miyagawa Fusanaga Mōri MotonariStrength 7,000 3,000
Battle of Oshikibata is located in Japan
Battle of Oshikibata
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Location within Japan
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Campaigns of the Mōri clan
  • Arita-Nakaide
  • Koriyama
  • Toda
  • Oshikibata
  • Miyajima
  • Shiraga
  • Gassan-Toda
  • Moji
  • Torisaka
  • Tachibana
  • Tatarahama
  • Nunobeyama
  • Kizugawaguchi
  • Kōzuki
  • Tottori
  • Takamatsu
  • Shikoku & Ichinomiya
  • Kyūshū
  • Odawara
  • Shimoda
  • Korea
  • Sekigahara
  • Osaka
  • Shimonoseki
  • First Chōshū
  • Second Chōshū

The Battle of Oshikibata (折敷畑の戦い, Oshikibata no tatakai) was a preliminary round of the battle of Miyajima which was to follow.[1] Mōri Motonari sought to avenge Sue Harukata's coup against their lord, Ōuchi Yoshitaka, and succeeded.

Following the battle of Miyajima, the Mōri clan gained all the Ōuchi lands, and replaced them as one of the most powerful families in the country.

Further reading

  • Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan: 1334–1615. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

Notes

  1. ^ "Sue Harukata" (PDF) (in Japanese). Yamaguchi pref official. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

References

  • Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.


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