Battle of Kanōguchi

Battle of Kanōguchi
加納口の戦い

Part of Saitō-Oda feud

Date	November 4, 1547
Location	Mino Province
Result	Saitō clan victory

Belligerents

Saitō clan

Oda clan

Commanders and leaders

Saitō Dōsan

Oda Nobuhide
Toki Yorinari

Casualties and losses

5,000 men (including Oda Nobuyasu)

Campaigns of Oda Nobuhide

Anjo Castle 1540 First Battle of Azukizaka 1542 Mino 1544 Yasuyoshi Castle 1545 Mikawa Raid 1547 Inabayama Castle 1547 Kanōguchi 1547 Ogaki 1547 Mino Raid 1547 Furuwatari 1547 Okazaki 1548 Second Battle of Azukizaka 1548 Kasugaihara 1549

The Battle of Kanōguchi (加納口の戦い, Kanōguchi no Tatakai) was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan.

As part of the very long rivalry between Oda Nobuhide and Saitō Dōsan, along with Dōsan's defense of his position in Mino Province, they fought each other on the battlefield in Kanōguchi. Nobuhide, who was the father of the famous Oda Nobunaga, ended in defeat, with the loss of two of his very close relatives. Following Nobuhide's defeat, Dōsan's name greatly spread throughout Japan.

Peace was reached between the two clans when they made a deal for Nobunaga to marry Nōhime, Dōsan's daughter.

References

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

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