Battle of Sekigahara1600 battle in JapanBelligerentsWestern Army: Forces loyal to Ishida MitsunariEastern Army: Forces loyal to Tokugawa IeyasuCommanders and leadersIshida Mitsunari Ukita HideieŌtani Yoshitsugu †Shima Sakon †Chōsokabe MorichikaGamō Yorisato †Shimazu YoshihiroShimazu Toyohisa †Akashi TakenoriKonishi Yukinaga Toda Katsushige †Ankokuji Ekei Mōri HidemotoNatsuka Masaie †Hiratsuka TamehiroDefected:Kobayakawa Hideaki Kikkawa Hiroie Wakisaka Yasuharu Kutsuki Mototsuna Akaza Naoyasu Ogawa Suketada Tokugawa Ieyasu: Overall commanderIi Naomasa: Supreme field commanderFukushima MasanoriTōdō TakatoraHosokawa TadaokiIkeda TerumasaOda UrakusaiMatsudaira TadayoshiKuroda NagamasaTakenaka ShigekadoHonda TadakatsuKatō YoshiakiTerazawa HirotakaIkoma KazumasaTsutsui SadatsuguHorio TadaujiKanamori NagachikaAsano YoshinagaYamauchi KazutoyoKyōgoku TakatomoFuruta OribeStrength 120,000 initially,81,890 by the time of battle 75,000 initially,88,888 by the time of battleCasualties and lossesSekigahara Gunki Taisei: 8,000–32,000 killedTokugawa Jikki; The Chronicles of Toshogu Shrine: 35,270 killedChoyakyubun Hokou:30,000-35,270 (heads collected by the Eastern army after the battle)~23,000 defectedSekigahara Gunki Taisei: 4,000–10,000 killedTokugawa Jikki; The Chronicles of Toshogu Shrine: 8,000 killedLocation within Gifu PrefectureShow map of Gifu PrefectureBattle of Sekigahara (Japan)Show map of JapanThe Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: 関ヶ原の戦い; Kyūjitai: 關ヶ原の戰い, Hepburn romanization: Sekigahara no Tatakai) was an important battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period.
Siege of OsakaBelligerentsTokugawa shogunate and its loyalist banners: Matsudaira clanDate clanHonda clanTōdō clanKuroda clanIi clanHosokawa clanMaeda clanHachisuka clanNiwa clanAsano clanMizuno clanSakai clanKyōgoku clanSatake clanUesugi clanMōri clanSanada clanToyotomi clan and its loyalist banners: Oda clan (defected to Tokugawa side)Tsutsui clanCommanders and leadersTokugawa IeyasuTokugawa HidetadaTodo TakatoraIi NaotakaMatsudaira TadanaoDate MasamuneHonda MasanobuHonda Tadatomo†Satake YoshinobuAsano NagaakiraMaeda ToshitsuneUesugi KagekatsuMōri HidenariSanada NobuyukiHosokawa TadaokiMizuno KatsushigeTachibana MuneshigeToyotomi Hideyori†Yodo-dono†Sanada Yukimura†Gotō Mototsugu†Tsutsui Sadatsugu†Akashi TakenoriChōsokabe MorichikaMōri Katsunaga†Kimura Shigenari†Ōno Harunaga††Ban Naoyuki†Oda Nobukatsu (defected to Tokugawa side)†Strength 164,000 (winter) 150,000 (summer) 120,000 (winter) 60,000 (summer)The siege of Osaka (大坂の役, Ōsaka no Eki; or, more commonly, 大坂の陣Ōsaka no Jin) was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, ending in that clan's destruction.
Tokugawa IeyasuJapanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1603 to 1605Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was the third of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda subordinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Ukita NaoieUkita Naoie (宇喜多 直家; 1529 – February 1, 1582) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period. He was born in Bizen Province, to , a local samurai leader and head of the Ukita clan.
Mizuno KatsushigeMizuno Katsunari (水野 勝成) (1564–1651), also known as Mizuno Rokuzaemon (水野 六左衛門), was a Rōnin, and a Japanese samuraidaimyō of the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. Mizuno Katsushige was known for his participations in battles against Takeda clan, Tenshō-Jingo war, Kyūshū campaign, Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, Battle of Sekigahara, Siege of Osaka, and Shimabara Rebellion. During his life, Katsunari often changed his allegiance.
Ukita HideieUkita Hideie (宇喜多 秀家; 1572 – December 17, 1655) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture), and one of the council of Five Elders appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Son of Ukita Naoie, he married Gōhime, a daughter of Maeda Toshiie. Having fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Battle of Sekigahara he was exiled to the island prison of Hachijō-jima, where he died.Edo periodThe Edo period, also known as the Tokugawa period, is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional daimyo, or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by prolonged peace and stability, urbanization and economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture.
Ukita clanThe Ukita clan (宇喜多氏, Ukita-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan of daimyo. The Ukita clan ruled Bizen Province and Bingo Province during the late Sengoku period.
Bizen ProvinceBizen Province (備前国, Bizen no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [bʲiꜜ.(d)zeɴ, bʲiꜜ.(d)zen no kɯ.ɲi]) was a province of Japan in the area that is eastern Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of western Japan. Bizen bordered Bitchū, Mimasaka, and Harima Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Bishū (備州). In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Bizen was one of the provinces of the San'yō circuit.
Fukushima MasanoriFukushima Masanori (福島 正則; 1561 – August 26, 1624) was a Japanese daimyō of the late Sengoku period to early Edo period and served as the lord of the Hiroshima Domain. A retainer of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he fought in the Battle of Shizugatake in 1583 and soon became known as one of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake, alongside Katō Kiyomasa and others.
Asakura, FukuokaAsakura (朝倉市, Asakura-shi) is a city located in south central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 50,488 in 22168 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the city is 246.71 km2 (95.26 sq mi).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.