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Battle Of Anegawa
The Sengoku period (30 July 1570) occurred near Lake Biwa in Ōmi Province, Japan, between the allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, against the combined forces of the Azai and Asakura clans. It is notable as the first battle that involved the alliance between Nobunaga and Ieyasu, and it saw Nobunaga's prodigious use of firearms. Background The battle came as an Azai and Asakura reaction to Oda Nobunaga's sieges of the castles of Odani and Yokoyama, which belonged to the Azai and Asakura clans. It was also referred to as the Battle of Nomura (野村合戦 ''Nomura Kassen'') by the Oda and Azai clans and the Battle of Mitamura (三田村合戦 ''Mitamura Kassen'') by the Asakura clan. The Oda-Tokugawa allies marched on Odani castle, prompting Nagamasa to send for help from Echizen. Asakura Yoshikage sent an army to support him, and the combined Azai-Asakura force marched out to confront Nobunaga in the field. Nobunaga reacted by placing a screen around an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sengoku Period
The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as the period's start date, but there are many competing historiographies for its end date, ranging from 1568, the date of Oda Nobunaga#Ise campaign, Omi campaign, and march to Kyoto, Oda Nobunaga's march on Kyoto, to the suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion in 1638, deep into what was traditionally considered the Edo period. Regardless of the dates chosen, the Sengoku period overlaps substantially with the Muromachi period (1336–1573). This period was characterized by the overthrow of a superior power by a subordinate one. The Ashikaga shogunate, the ''de facto'' central government, declined and the , a local power, seized wider political influence. The people rebelled against the feudal lords in revolts known as . The period saw a break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakakibara Yasumasa
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late Sengoku period through early Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan. As one of the Tokugawa family's foremost military commanders, he was considered one of its Shitennō (Tokugawa clan), "Four Guardian Kings" (''shitennō'' 四天王) along with Sakai Tadatsugu, Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa. One of his most notable military accomplishments occurred during the Battle of Anegawa when he changed the tide of the battle with a flanking maneuver. He is also famous for conquering many Takeda clan castles in Tōtōmi Province from 1574-1579. His court title during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's government was ''Shikibu-shō, Shikibu-Shō'' (式部大輔).Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). "Sakakibara Yasumasa" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File. During Tokugawa shogunate, he was appointed as Rōjū, or elder councilor. Biography Sakakibara Yasumasa was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikoma Ienaga
was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through early Edo period, who served the Oda clan. He is Nobunaga's stable master (umamawari, 馬廻). He served in a number of Nobunaga's battles, including Moribe (1561) and Anegawa (1570). After Nobunaga's death, he served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was the brother of Kitsuno, Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. He was the and regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. He is sometimes referred as the "Demon Daimyō" and "Demo ...'s concubine. References *http://kazusanosukede.gozaru.jp/busyou/toujyoujinbutu-i.htm*http://www.kirrah.net/his_no17.html Samurai 1607 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Samurai-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachisuka Masakatsu
, also known Hachisuka Koroku (蜂須賀小六), was a ''daimyō'', retainer and adviser of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Azuchi–Momoyama period of Japanese history. He was the son of Hachisuka Masatoshi. The Hachisuka clan were the '' kokujin'' of the Kaitō District of Owari Province (in present-day Ama District, Aichi Prefecture). They controlled water transport on the Kiso River. Their knowledge of local terrain made them useful to the Oda and Saitō clans, although they remained independent of control of the powerful clans. After the death of his father in 1553, Masakatsu left his hometown to serve as an attendant to lord Saitō Dōsan. Dōsan frequently relied upon Masakatsu for conflicts between those in Mino and Owari provinces. Masakatsu’s earlier name of Toshimasa matches an earlier name of Dōsan and is surmised to have been received from Dōsan. In 1556, at the Battle of Nagaragawa between Dōsan and Saitō Yoshitatsu, Masakatsu joined Dōsan’s fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melee
A melee ( or ) is a confused hand-to-hand combat, hand-to-hand fight among several people. The English term ''melee'' originated circa 1648 from the French word ' (), derived from the Old French ''mesler'', from which '':wikt:medley, medley'' and '':wikt:meddle, meddle'' were also derived. The 1812 tabletop wargame ''Kriegsspiel'', and H.G. Wells' 1913 ''Little Wars'', referred to the hand-combat stage of the game as a ''melée,'' or ', respectively. The term was brought over to tabletop role-playing games such as ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and in turn to role-playing video games, to describe any close-combat encounter. See also *Combatives * References {{Reflist Combat Military science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echizen Province
was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Echizen bordered on Kaga Province, Kaga, Wakasa Province, Wakasa, Hida Province, Hida, and Ōmi Province, Ōmi Provinces. It was part of Hokurikudō Gokishichidō, Circuit. Its abbreviated form name was . History Ancient and classical Echizen was an Old provinces of Japan, ancient province of Japan and is listed as one of the original provinces in the ''Nihon Shoki''. The region as a whole was sometimes referred to as . In 507, during a succession crisis, the king of Koshi was chosen to become the 26th emperor of Japan, Emperor Keitai. In 701 AD, per the reforms of the Taihō Code, Koshi was divided into three separate provinces: Echizen, Etchū Province, Etchū, and Echigo Province, Echigo. The original Echizen included all of what is now Ishikawa Prefecture. In 718 A.D., four districts of Japan, districts of northern Echizen (Hakui D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odani Castle
280px, Map of Odani Castle was a Sengoku period mountain-top Japanese castle located in the former town of Kohoku, now part of Nagahama city, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Only the ruins remain today. It was the home castle of the Azai clan and the mountain it was built upon was considered to be impregnable. The castle fell during Oda Nobunaga's siege in the Genki and Tenshō eras (Siege of Odani Castle), in 1573. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2005. Overview Odani Castle is regarded as among Japan's Five Greatest Mountain Castles, along with Kasugayama Castle, Nanao Castle, Kannonji Castle and Gassantoda Castle. The castle's main area is over 800 meters long, and with the outlier fortifications on surrounding mountain ridges, the total area is over a square kilometer. History During the Nanboku-chō period, northern Ōmi Province (modern Shiga Prefecture) was under the control of the Kyōgoku clan, vassals of the Ashikaga shogunate. Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakura Kagetake
was a Japanese samurai commander of the Sengoku era from Asakura clan. In the 1570, he defended against an invasion by Oda Nobunaga into Echizen at Siege of Kanegasaki. In the same year, at the Battle of Anegawa, Kagetake was an Asakura Yoshikage army's "Commander in Chief" of Asakura forces. He lost against Tokugawa forces under Ieyasu and surround by Ieyasu second division under Honda Tadakatsu and Sakakibara Yasumasa. Following the battle of Anegawa, Kagetake's launch a counter attack at the battle of Shimosakamoto, his troops killed over 750 soldiers in the Oda army including Mori Yoshinari and Oda Nobuharu (Nobunaga’s younger brother). In 1573, he led an Asakura army of 20,000 soldiers confronted 30,000 Oda troops under the direct command of Nobunaga, but defeated at the Battle of Tonezaka. After Asakura Yoshikage died in the Siege of Ichijodani Castle, Kagetake surrendered to Nobunaga. In 1574, he responded to uprisings of the Echizen Ikkō-Ikki by surrendering, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakura Yoshikage
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was a regent of Ashikaga Shogunate. Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) resulted in his death and the destruction of the Asakura clan and its castle, Ichijōdani Castle. Early life Yoshikage was born at the Asakura clan castle in Echizen Province, Ichijōdani Castle, in the present-day Kidanouchi district of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture. His father was Asakura Takakage (1493–1548) and his mother is presumed to be the daughter of Takeda Motomitsu. The Asakura had displaced the Shiba clan as the shugo military commanders of part of Echizen in 1471. Yoshikage succeeded his father as head of the Asakura clan and castle lord of Ichijōdani Castle in 1548. He proved to be adept at political and diplomatic management, markedly demonstrated by the Asakura negotiations with the Ikkō-ikki in Echizen at the start of his reign, which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akao Kiyotsuna
or Akao Mimisaka no Kami Kiyotsuna In 1573, Kiyotsuna was imprisoned after the fall of Odani Castle 280px, Map of Odani Castle was a Sengoku period mountain-top Japanese castle located in the former town of Kohoku, now part of Nagahama city, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Only the ruins remain today. It was the home castle of the Azai clan and t ..., and beheaded by Nobunaga. However, Nobunaga spared the life of Kiyotsuna's son, Akao Kiyofuyu. Notes Samurai 1514 births 1573 deaths {{Samurai-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyabe Keijun
He was a Tendai monk from Mount Hiei in western Japan and Azai clan retainer. He was the father of Miyabe Nagafusa and became a reputable administrator under Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the latter half of the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. His name could also be read as Miyabe Tsugimasu. Keijun received Miyabe Castle from Azai Nagamasa when he gave his support to the Azai clan. Fighting against the Oda clan during the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, Nagamasa and his counterpart Asakura Yoshikage were defeated, prompting Keijun to distrust his lord's ability, but not to the point in which he was willing to defect. In 1573, Oda Nobunaga laid siege to the Azai clan's Sawayama Castle, which was held by Isono Kazumasa. The castle fell after a siege that lasted over three months. In response, Nagamasa took Kazumasa's elderly mother, who he held hostage in Odani Castle, to the execution grounds for death. Keijun became enraged at the backstabbing qualities of Nagamasa, he and Kazumasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
