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Battle of Ukino

Coordinates: 35°16′31″N 136°52′38″E / 35.27528°N 136.87722°E / 35.27528; 136.87722
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Battle of Ukino
Part of the Sengoku period

Iwakura House
DateAugust 24th, 1558 (Gregorian calendar)
Location35°16′31″N 136°52′38″E / 35.27528°N 136.87722°E / 35.27528; 136.87722
Result Oda Nobunaga victory
Territorial
changes
In 1559. Oda Nobunaga captured the provincial capital of Iwakura and united whole of Owari province.
Belligerents
Oda clan of Nagoya Castle Oda clan of Iwakura Castle
Commanders and leaders
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobukiyo
Maeda Toshiie
Niwa Nagahide
Oda Nobukata
Strength
2,000+1000 Nobukiyo reinforcement 3,000
Casualties and losses
light 1,250
Battle of Ukino is located in Aichi Prefecture
Battle of Ukino
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Battle of Ukino is located in Japan
Battle of Ukino
Battle of Ukino (Japan)

Battle of Ukino (July 12, 1558) was the final victory of Oda Nobunaga in his struggle to unite the province of Owari against his cousin, Oda Nobukata, deputy governor of northern Owari.[1][2]

Background

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Places in the provinces of Owari and Mikawa around 1558 on the map of Aichi Prefecture. Places under the control of Oda Nobunaga are marked in red.

After defeating Imagawa clan of Suruga in the battle of Muraki and capturing southern provincial capital of Kiyosu (both in 1554), Oda Nobunaga united the Southern Owari under his rule. In 1555, Saitō Dōsan, Nobunaga's father in law and ally, retired as the lord of Mino Province (north of Owari) for his eldest son, Saitō Yoshitatsu. However, on January 4, 1556. Yoshitatsu killed his two brothers, leading to a military conflict with his father. Nobunaga supported Dōsan, but Yoshitatsu defeated and killed Dōsan in battle in April 1556.[1][2]

Seeing the fall of Nobunaga's father in law as an opportunity, Oda Nobuyasu of Iwakura Castle concluded a pact with Yoshitatsu and opened hostilities against Nobunaga.

After resolving internal struggle and rebellion in his own family, defeating his younger brother Oda Nobuyuki who supported by Oda Nobuyasu in the battle of Ino (in 1556), Nobunaga was firmly established as the ruler of the southern Owari, while the northern part of the province was still the domain of his cousin, Oda Nobukata (successor of Oda Nobuyasu) of Iwakura castle, deputy governor of the northern Owari.

Battle

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Nobunaga with support of his cousin, Oda Nobukiyo of Inuyama, defeated the forces of the Oda Nobukata (the lineal successor of Nobuyasu) of Iwakura at Ukino in Owari on August 24, 1558 (Japanese calendar date: Eiroku era: 1st year, 7th month, 12th day).[1][2][3] as result, Oda Nobukata retreat to Iwakura Castle.

Aftermath

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In 1559, Nobunaga besieged, captured, and razed Iwakura Castle to the ground, ending the Iwakura branch of the Oda family and finally uniting the whole province of Owari under his rule. Later that year Nobunaga visited Kyoto and was received by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, gaining the formal appointment of deputy governor (shugodai) of Owari.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Chaplin, Danny (2018). Sengoku Jidai. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu : three unifiers of Japan. [United States?]. pp. 55–63. ISBN 978-1-9834-5020-4. OCLC 1111714915.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Ōta, Gyūichi (2011). The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. J. S. A. Elisonas, Jeroen Pieter Lamers. Leiden: Brill. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-20456-0. OCLC 743693801.
  3. ^ Date converted from Japanese calendar to Gregorian calendar with online Kanreki Calendar Converter.

Literature

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