Battle of Azukizaka (1564)

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Second Battle of Azukizaka
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1564 Location Azukizaka, Mikawa Province Result Tokugawa Ieyasu victory
Belligerents
Ikkō-ikki	forces of Oda Nobunaga
Commanders
Unknown	Tokugawa Ieyasu

Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga Okehazama - Azukizaka - Chōkō-ji - Kanegasaki - Anegawa - Ishiyama Hongan-ji - Mount Hiei - Nagashima - Mikatagahara - Hikida Castle - Odani Castle - Ichijōdani Castle - Itami - Nagashino - Mitsuji - Kizugawaguchi - Shigisan - Tedorigawa - Hijiyama - Temmokuzan - Uozu - Honnō-ji

The second Battle of Azukizaka (小豆坂の戦い, Azukizaka no tatakai^?) took place in 1564, when Tokugawa Ieyasu sought to combat the growing threat of the Ikkō-ikki, a sect of warrior monks who were strongly against samurai rule. The Ikki consisted of samurai, monks, and peasants, many of whom were vassals of Tokugawa. As the battle wore on, a number of these samurai switched sides, deciding that their feudal obligation to Tokugawa was stronger than their loyalty to the Ikki; it was only because of this that Tokugawa was able to win the battle.

[edit] References

• Turnbull, Stephen (2003). 'Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949-1603'. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.

[edit] See also

• Battle of Azukizaka (1542)