Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Kobayakawa Takakage

Battles of Kobayakawa Takakage

samurai, 1533 to 1597

Kobayakawa Takakage is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1555 and 1593: 1 battle and 4 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Japan (3), South Korea (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,480 km apart end to end, 370 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Japanese invasions of Korea (2), Three Surprise Attacks of Japan (1), Japanese–Portuguese conflicts (1).

Battle of MiyajimaSiege of MojiSiege of Kōzuki CastleSiege of HaengjuSiege of JinjuBattle of MiyajimaSiege of MojiSiege of Kōzuki CastleSiege of HaengjuSiege of JinjuFukuokaIncheonDaejeonGwangjuKōchiDaeguKōbeSuwonUlsanMatsuyama200 km35.777N, 130.577E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1555: 1 engagements1561: 1 engagements1578: 1 engagements1593: 2 engagements2 in 159315551593
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Miyajima, 1555Siege of Moji, 1561Siege of Kōzuki Castle, 1578Siege of Haengju, 1593Siege of Jinju, 159315551593
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 October 1555Battle of MiyajimaItsukushima, JapanDecisive Mōri clan victory
1561Siege of MojiMoji Castle, Japan130 km WMōri victory
1578Siege of Kōzuki CastleKōzuki Castle, Japan328 km EMōri victory
14 March 1593Siege of HaengjuHaengjusanseong, South Korea732 km NWJoseon victory
21 July 1593Siege of JinjuJinju Fortress, South Korea290 km SEJapanese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Momoyama-period artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.