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.

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Imagawa campaign toward Kyoto 1

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instanceOf invasion
military campaign
attackingForce Imagawa army NERFINISHED
category Battles involving the Imagawa clan
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
Oda clan NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Battle of Okehazama NERFINISHED
result Imagawa withdrawal from Owari
Oda clan victory
collapse of Imagawa offensive
significance led directly to the Battle of Okehazama
set the stage for Oda Nobunaga’s rise to power
startApproximateYear 1560
strategicConsequence strengthening of Oda Nobunaga’s position in Owari
weakening of Imagawa clan power
timePeriod mid-16th century

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Battle of Okehazama campaign Imagawa invasion of Owari
this entity surface form: Imagawa campaign toward Kyoto
Battle of Okehazama casusBelli Imagawa invasion of Owari