In the second Battle of Kōnodai, fought in 1564,
Hōjō Ujiyasu
was a ''daimyō'' (warlord) and third head of the Odawara Hōjō clan. Known as the "Lion of Sagami", he was revered as a fearsome warrior and a cunning man. He is famous for his strategies of breaking the siege from Takeda Shingen and Uesugi K ...
led his men to victory against
Satomi Yoshihiro
was a samurai of the Satomi family who fought against the Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period.
He participated in the Siege of Odawara (1561) againts Hōjō clan under Uesugi Kenshin.
Later, he was defeated by Hōjō Ujiyasu at the battle ...
. Both Ujiyasu and Yoshihiro were the sons of the commanders at the
first battle of Kōnodai, in which
Hōjō Ujitsuna
was the son of Hōjō Sōun, founder of the Go-Hōjō clan. He continued his father's quest to gain control of the Kantō (the central area, today dominated by Tokyo, of Japan's main island).
Biography
In 1524, Ujitsuna took Edo Castle, whic ...
defeated the combined forces of
Satomi Yoshitaka
was a Japanese samurai and head of the Satomi clan.
In 1534, he killed his nephew and became a head of the Satomi clan.
He fought against the Later Hōjō clan under Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the Battle of Kōnodai. However, Yoshiaki was killed du ...
and Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Oyumi).
Outnumbered 20,000 to 8,000, Satomi fell back when the Hōjō vanguard advanced. But this was a feint, and an attempt to draw his enemy into a trap. However, Hōjō Ujiyasu expected a trap of this sort, and had sent his son,
Ujimasa, with a small force to attack the Satomi rear, surrounding, and later Ujiyasu defeated Yoshihiro.
Hōjō Ujiyasu celebrated his victory with a poem:
:: ''Conquering the foe''
:: ''As I wished at Kōnodai''
:: ''Now do I behold''
:: ''The evening sunshine of Katsuura''
In the ensuing battle, Satomi Yoshihiro saw his son Chokuro killed by Matsuda Yasuyoshi, a Hōjō retainer; after the battle, feeling remorse at killing such a young boy, Matsuda entered the clergy.
Notes
References
* Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
* Turnbull, Stephen (2002). 'War in Japan: 1467-1615'. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
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