The 1538 battle of Kōnodai took place during the

Sengoku period The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as th ...

of Japanese history, fought by the leader of the Hōjō,

Hōjō Ujitsuna was a Japanese samurai lord of the Sengoku period. He was the son of Hōjō Sōun, the founder of the Go-Hōjō clan. He continued his father's quest to gain control of Kantō (the region around present-day Tokyo). Biography In 1524, Ujitsuna ...

, against 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) "Ashikaga Yoshiaki" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 625. was the 15th and final ''shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan who reigned from 1568 to 1573 when he ...

. After a long-fought battle between the Hōjō and the allied forces, Ujitsuna emerged as the victor. During the battle Yoshiaki died.

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*Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co., 1998. Battles of the Sengoku period 1538 in Japan Conflicts in 1538 Shimōsa Province Military history of Chiba Prefecture Ichikawa, Chiba {{Japan-battle-stub