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Second Battle of Azukizaka

Date	1564
Location	Azukizaka, Mikawa Province
Result	Tokugawa Ieyasu victory

Belligerents

Ikkō-ikki

Forces of Oda Nobunaga

Commanders

Unknown

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga

Inō – Ukino – Okehazama – Azukizaka – Chōkō-ji – Kanegasaki – Anegawa – Ishiyama Hongan-ji – Mount Hiei – Nagashima – Mikatagahara – Hikida Castle – Odani Castle – Ichijōdani Castle – Itami – Nagashino – Mitsuji – Kizugawaguchi – Shigisan – Tedorigawa – Hijiyama – Temmokuzan – Uozu – Honnō-ji

The second Battle of Azukizaka (小豆坂の戦い, Azukizaka no tatakai^?) took place in 1564, when Tokugawa Ieyasu sought to combat the growing threat of the Ikkō-ikki, a sect of warrior monks who were strongly against samurai rule. The Ikki consisted of samurai, monks, and peasants, many of whom were vassals of Tokugawa. As the battle wore on, a number of these samurai switched sides, deciding that their feudal obligation to Tokugawa was stronger than their loyalty to the Ikki; it was only because of this that Tokugawa was able to win the battle.

References

Turnbull, Stephen (2003). 'Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949-1603'. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.

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Battle of Azukizaka

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