Battle of Azukizaka (1542)

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First Battle of Azukizaka
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1542 Location Azukizaka, Mikawa Province Result Oda Nobuhide victory
Belligerents
forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto	forces of Oda Nobuhide
Commanders
Imagawa Yoshimoto	Oda Nobuhide

In the first battle of Azukizaka (小豆坂の戦い, Azukizaka no tatakai^?) Oda Nobuhide defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, setting the stage for his son, Oda Nobunaga, to become one of Japan's greatest warlords. Despite the defeat, Imagawa continued to expand his territory until 1560, when he faced Nobunaga and was killed in the Battle of Okehazama.

[edit] See also

• Battle of Azukizaka (1564)