Asia PacificEvent
Battle of Okehazama
- When
- 1560
- Where
- Okehazama
- Episodes
- 1
On 12 June 1560, Oda Nobunaga defeated the larger army of Imagawa Yoshimoto at Okehazama in Owari Province. This victory established the Oda clan as a major power in the Sengoku period.
Episodes
Background and detail
The Battle. Nobunaga's scouts reported Yoshimoto resting at the narrow gorge of Dengaku-Kazama. Nobunaga ordered a counterattack against the celebrating Imagawa army. The heavily outnumbered Oda troops defeated Yoshimoto, who was killed in the village of Dengakuhazama.
People involved
- Oda Nobunaga · Commander of the Oda clan troops
- Imagawa Yoshimoto · Commander of the Imagawa army
Sources
- Battle of Okehazama Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
- Oda Nobunaga Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
- Imagawa Yoshimoto Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23
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