Battle of Mimigawa

Battle of Mimigawa
Part of Sengoku period
Date1578
Locationthe Mimigawa in Hyuga province
Result Shimazu Victory
Belligerents
forces of Shimazu Yoshihisa forces of Otomo Sorin
Commanders and leaders
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimazu Iehisa
Otomo Sorin
Tawara Chikataka
Strength
50,000+ 30,000
Casualties and losses
2000 5000

The Battle of Mimigawa was a battle, fought in Japan, between warlords Tawara Chikataka and Shimazu Yoshihisa in 1578. The Shimazu clan, following their conquest of the Hyuga Province, began to mobilize their armies and prepare for another attack. Meanwhile, the Tawara clan saw this as a threat and decided that they must take action. Tawara Chikataka and Otomo Sorin led an army of 30,000 and marched towards the Hyuga Province. Yoshihisa led an army of 50,000. Yoshihisa won the battle.