Battle of Kōnodai (1538)

Battle of Kōnodai

Date	1538
Location	Kōnodai, Shimōsa Province
Result	Hōjō victory

Belligerents

Hōjō forces

Satomi/Ashikaga forces

Commanders and leaders

Hōjō Ujitsuna

Satomi Yoshitaka, Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Oyumi)

Campaigns of the Hōjō clan

Arai Edo Nashinokidaira Kamakura Ozawahara Musashi-Matsuyama 1537 Kawagoe (1537) Kōnodai 1538 Kawagoe (1545) Suruga-Sagami Odawara 1561 Musashi-Matsuyama 1563 Kōnodai 1564 Hachigata 1568 Odawara 1569 Mimasetoge Kanbara Nirayama Fukazawa Omosu Kanagawa Hachigata 1590 Odawara 1590 Shimoda Oshi

The 1538 battle of Kōnodai took place during the Sengoku period of Japanese history, fought by the leader of the Hōjō, Hōjō Ujitsuna, against the combined forces of Satomi Yoshitaka and Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Oyumi). After a long fought battle between the Hōjō and the allied forces, Ujitsuna arose as the victor.

References

Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co., 1998.