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Battle of Yamazaki

Battle of Yamazaki was a battle fought on 2 July 1582 at Yamazaki Castle, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Oda clan victory; Hideyoshi begins his consolidation of power. Recorded strength: 10,000～16,000 against 20,000～36,000.

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Scene from the "Tale of the Taiheiki" showing the war council before the decisive 1582 Battle of Yamazaki.
Scene from the "Tale of the Taiheiki" showing the war council before the decisive 1582 Battle of Yamazaki.. Utagawa Sadahide, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 July 1582
WhereYamazaki Castle, Japan34.907N, 135.691E
OutcomeOda clan victory; Hideyoshi begins his consolidation of power
BelligerentsForces of the Akechi clanagainstForces of the Oda clan
Casualties and losses3,000 killedand3,300 killed

Record

Date2 July 1582
PlaceYamazaki Castle, Japan
34.907N, 135.691E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeHideyoshi taking Nobunaga's authority and power
Strength10,000～16,00020,000～36,000
Casualties and losses3,000 killed3,300 killed
Commanders
  • Akechi Mitsuhide
  • Akechi Hidemitsu
  • Akechi Mitsutada
  • Akechi Mitsuyoshi
  • Saitō Toshikazu
  • Saitō Toshimitsu
Battle of YamazakiBattle of YamazakiSiege of HachimanBattle of KōnaiBattle of UjiBattle of UjiSiege of FushimiSiege of HachimanBattle of KōnaiSiege of FushimiNagoyaTsuWakayamaGifuFukuiTottoriMaizuruOkayama100 km34.907N, 135.691E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Yamazaki
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Yamazaki today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-05-04. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 25 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -5 to 611 m, 616 m of relief, steep country and today it is 47% built-up, 38% tree cover, 7% cropland.

built-up: 47%tree cover: 38%cropland: 7%grassland: 4%water: 3%built-up 47%tree cover 38%cropland 7%grassland 4%water 3%
west to east, 10.0 km6 to 443 mnorth to south, 10.0 km3 to 93 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1352 and 1582.

Elsewhere in 1582

Battle of Yamazaki is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 604 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q39040, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yamazaki, revision 1370277104, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.