Battle of Suriagehara
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was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period
(16th century) of Japan.
The Battle of Suriagahara served as the aftermath of Kurokawa
, in which Ashina Yoshihiro with his 16,000 men stole the moment to act revenge on their previous defeat at Kurokawa castle. Date Masamune
, with his superior 23,000 troops, defeated Yoshihiro after a well fought battle on both sides.
Azuchi-Momoyama period
The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...
(16th century) of Japan.
The Battle of Suriagahara served as the aftermath of Kurokawa
Siege of Kurokawa
The Siege of Kurokawa the Siege of Kurokawa was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japan.Following the assassination of Ashina Moritaka, Ashina Morishige --son of Satake Yoshishige-- was chosen to inherit the throne. Many vassals under the Ashina clan began to defect to the Date due to...
, in which Ashina Yoshihiro with his 16,000 men stole the moment to act revenge on their previous defeat at Kurokawa castle. Date Masamune
Date Masamune
was a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai...
, with his superior 23,000 troops, defeated Yoshihiro after a well fought battle on both sides.