Battle of Sendanno

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Battle of Sendanno
Date December 1536 Location Sendanno, Etchu province, Japan Result Ikkō-ikki victory
Combatants
Ikkō-ikki forces	Nagao clan forces
Commanders
Unknown	Nagao Tamekage

The battle of Sendanno was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan, one of many fought by daimyo (feudal lords) who sought to suppress the anti-samurai uprisings of the Ikkō-ikki. The Ikki were mobs of peasants, commoners, monks and low-ranking samurai who desired the overthrow of the daimyo.

In December 1536, Nagao Tamekage set out from the castle of Kasugayama to fight against the Ikkō-ikki of Kaga province. They met in battle at a place called Sendanno, in Etchu province. There, Tamekage was defeated and killed, along with many other Nagao clan warriors. Tamekage's son, known as Terutora, was not present at the battle, but would later become the famous Uesugi Kenshin.