Imagawa invasion of Owari
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The Imagawa invasion of Owari was a mid-16th-century military campaign in which the Imagawa clan sought to conquer Owari Province, setting the stage for Oda Nobunaga’s decisive victory at the Battle of Okehazama.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imagawa campaign toward Kyoto | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
invasion
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military campaign ⓘ |
| attackingForce | Imagawa army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Imagawa clan
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Battles involving the Oda clan ⓘ |
| cause |
Imagawa ambition to dominate central Japan
ⓘ
power struggle among regional daimyo ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | immediately preceded the Battle of Okehazama ⓘ |
| commander | Imagawa Yoshimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Sengoku period conflict ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defendingForce | Oda forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endApproximateYear | 1560 ⓘ |
| era | Azuchi–Momoyama period precursor ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Okehazama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | feudal warfare among daimyo in the Sengoku period ⓘ |
| involves |
Imagawa Yoshimoto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Owari Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Honshu ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent | Imagawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Tōkai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
conquest of Owari Province
ⓘ
expansion of Imagawa power toward Kyoto ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPoliticalEntity | Oda domain in Owari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingBelligerent | Oda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | death of Imagawa Yoshimoto at Okehazama ⓘ |
| partOf | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Imagawa expansion into Mikawa Province ⓘ |
| relatedClan |
Imagawa clan
NERFINISHED
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Oda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Okehazama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Imagawa withdrawal from Owari
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Oda clan victory ⓘ collapse of Imagawa offensive ⓘ |
| significance |
led directly to the Battle of Okehazama
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set the stage for Oda Nobunaga’s rise to power ⓘ |
| startApproximateYear | 1560 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
strengthening of Oda Nobunaga’s position in Owari
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weakening of Imagawa clan power ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-16th century ⓘ |
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Imagawa campaign toward Kyoto