Battle of Oshikibata

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Battle of Oshikibata
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1554 Location Oshikibata, Aki Province Result Mōri victory
Belligerents
forces loyal to Sue Harukata	forces of Mōri clan
Commanders
Takagawa, a retainer of Sue Harukata	Mōri Motonari
Strength
7000	3000

The battle of Oshikibata was a preliminary round of the battle of Miyajima which was to follow. Mōri Motonari sought to avenge Sue Harukata's coup against their lord, Ōuchi Yoshitaka, and succeeded. Following the battle of Miyajima, the Mōri clan gained all the Ōuchi lands, and replaced them as one of the most powerful families in the country.

[edit] References

• Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615." Stanford: Stanford University Press.
• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.