Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Tōdō Takatora

Battles of Tōdō Takatora

Japanese daimyo (1556-1630)

Tōdō Takatora is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1584 and 1615: 4 battles, 4 sieges and 3 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Japan (7), South Korea (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,403 km apart end to end, 240 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Japanese invasions of Korea (4), Siege of Osaka (2), San ei-Ketsu (1).

Siege of Negoro-jiBattle of TakajōSiege of NamwonBattle of Gifu CastleSummer Siege of OsakaBattle of YaoBattle of Komaki and NagakuteBattle of OkpoBattle of ChilcheollyangBattle of MyeongnyangSiege of OsakaBattle of Komaki and NagakuteBattle of OkpoBattle of ChilcheollyangBattle of MyeongnyangSiege of OsakaHiroshimaNagasakiBusanFukuokaDaejeonGwangjuKōchiMiyazakiDaeguKōbe500 km33.792N, 131.678E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1584: 1 engagements1585: 1 engagements1587: 1 engagements1592: 1 engagements1597: 3 engagements3 in 15971600: 1 engagements1614: 1 engagements1615: 2 engagements15841615
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, 1584Siege of Negoro-ji, 1585Battle of Takajō, 1587Battle of Okpo, 1592Battle of Chilcheollyang, 1597Siege of Namwon, 1597Battle of Myeongnyang, 1597Battle of Gifu Castle, 1600Siege of Osaka, 1614Summer Siege of Osaka, 1615Battle of Yao, 161515841615
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1584Battle of Komaki and NagakuteKomakiyama Castle, Japaninconclusive; Peace negotiations between Hideyoshi and...
1585Siege of Negoro-jiNegoro-ji Temple, Japan186 km SWToyotomi Hideyoshi victory
1587Battle of TakajōJapan430 km SWToyotomi victory
8 May 1592Battle of OkpoOkpo-dong, South Korea399 km NWKorean victory
27 August 1597Battle of ChilcheollyangChilcheonnyang Strait, South Korea14 km SWJapanese victory
23 September 1597Siege of NamwonNamwon-eupseong Fortress, South Korea126 km NWJapanese victory
26 October 1597Battle of MyeongnyangMyeongnyang Strait, South Korea136 km SWJoseon victory
30 September 1600Battle of Gifu CastleGifu Castle, Japan958 km ETokugawa victory
8 November 1614Siege of OsakaOsaka Castle, Japan145 km SWTokugawa victory
1615Summer Siege of OsakaOsaka Castle, Japan0 km NTokugawa victory
2 June 1615Battle of YaoYao, Japan8 km ETokugawa 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, 不明。, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.