This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
The Battle of Kanōguchi (加納口の戦い, Kanōguchi no Tatakai) was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. As part of the very long rivalry between Oda Nobuhide and Saitō Dōsan, along with Dōsan's defense of his position in Mino Province.
Battle of Kanōguchi 加納口の戦い | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of Saitō-Oda feud | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Saitō clan | Oda clan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Saitō Dōsan Mori Yoshinari |
Oda Nobuhide Toki Yorinari | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5,000 men (including Oda Nobuyasu) |
Nobuhide and Dōsan fought each other on the battlefield in Kanōguchi. Nobuhide, who was the father of the famous Oda Nobunaga, ended in defeat, with the loss of two of his very close relatives. Following Nobuhide's defeat, Dōsan's name greatly spread throughout Japan.
Peace was reached between the two clans when they made a deal for Nobunaga to marry Nōhime, Dōsan's daughter.
References
edit- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.