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
historical event
military conflict
aftermath Imagawa clan power rapidly declined NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Oda clan NERFINISHED
characteristic Oda forces were heavily outnumbered
chronology fought before Oda Nobunaga’s march on Kyoto
commander Imagawa Yoshimoto NERFINISHED
Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
country Japan
date 1560-06-12
era Sengoku period NERFINISHED
hasCategory 16th-century battles
Battles involving Japan
Battles of the Sengoku period
hasName Battle of Okehazama NERFINISHED
Okehazama no Tatakai NERFINISHED
桶狭間の戦い NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Japanese feudal era
location Okehazama NERFINISHED
Owari Province NERFINISHED
present-day Nagoya
notableDeath Imagawa Yoshimoto NERFINISHED
notableFigure Imagawa Yoshimoto NERFINISHED
Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
notedFor dramatic upset victory
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
death of Imagawa Yoshimoto
significance beginning of Oda Nobunaga’s rise to power
turning point in the Sengoku period power balance
strategicObjectiveImagawa advance toward Kyoto
strategicObjectiveOda defend Owari Province
tactic ambush on Imagawa main camp
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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Battle of Okehazama alsoKnownAs Okehazama no Tatakai