Okehazama no Tatakai
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Okehazama no Tatakai is a pivotal 1560 battle in Japan in which the outnumbered Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, marking the beginning of Nobunaga’s rise to power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Imagawa clan power rapidly declined
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Oda Nobunaga expanded influence in central Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStrengthImagawa | around 20,000–25,000 troops ⓘ |
| approximateStrengthOda | around 2,000–3,000 troops ⓘ |
| associatedWith | unification of Japan under Oda–Toyotomi–Tokugawa ⓘ |
| battleType | land battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imagawa clan
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Oda clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | Oda forces were heavily outnumbered ⓘ |
| chronology | fought before Oda Nobunaga’s march on Kyoto ⓘ |
| commander |
Imagawa Yoshimoto
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Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1560-06-12 ⓘ |
| era | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
16th-century battles
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Battles involving Japan ⓘ Battles of the Sengoku period ⓘ |
| hasName |
Battle of Okehazama
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Okehazama no Tatakai NERFINISHED ⓘ 桶狭間の戦い NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Japanese feudal era ⓘ |
| location |
Okehazama
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Owari Province NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Nagoya ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Imagawa Yoshimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Imagawa Yoshimoto
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Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
dramatic upset victory
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use of terrain and weather to offset numerical inferiority ⓘ |
| outcome | collapse of Imagawa clan’s dominance in Tōkai region ⓘ |
| partOf | Oda–Imagawa conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Imagawa invasion of Owari Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Oda Nobunaga’s later campaigns to seize Mino Province ⓘ |
| result |
Oda clan victory
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death of Imagawa Yoshimoto ⓘ |
| significance |
beginning of Oda Nobunaga’s rise to power
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turning point in the Sengoku period power balance ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveImagawa | advance toward Kyoto ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOda | defend Owari Province ⓘ |
| tactic |
ambush on Imagawa main camp
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surprise attack by Oda Nobunaga ⓘ use of sudden assault during stormy weather ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | heavy rain and storm during battle ⓘ |
| year | 1560 ⓘ |
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