Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Battles of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Japanese samurai and daimyo (1537–1598)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 1567 and 1597: 8 battles and 8 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Japan (14), South Korea (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,632 km apart end to end, 175 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Chūgoku Campaign (2), San ei-Ketsu (1), Japanese invasions of Korea (1).

Siege of Inabayama CastleSiege of KanegasakiSiege of Ichijōdani CastleBattle of TedorigawaSiege of MikiSiege of TottoriBattle of Komaki and NagakuteSiege of Ōta CastleSiege of Negoro-jiSiege of ToyamaSecond Japanese Invasion of KoreaBattle of AnegawaBattle of NagashinoBattle of YamazakiBattle of ShizugatakeJapanese invasions of KoreaBattle of AnegawaBattle of YamazakiBattle of ShizugatakeJapanese invasions of KoreaŌsakaHiroshimaBusanNagoyaFukuokaIncheonDaejeonGwangjuNaganoKōchi500 km35.904N, 132.251E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1567: 1 engagements1570: 2 engagements1573: 1 engagements1575: 1 engagements1577: 1 engagements1578: 1 engagements1581: 1 engagements1582: 1 engagements1583: 1 engagements1584: 1 engagements1585: 3 engagements3 in 15851592: 1 engagements1597: 1 engagements15671597
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Inabayama Castle, 1567Siege of Kanegasaki, 1570Battle of Anegawa, 1570Siege of Ichijōdani Castle, 1573Battle of Nagashino, 1575Battle of Tedorigawa, 1577Siege of Miki, 1578Siege of Tottori, 1581Battle of Yamazaki, 1582Battle of Shizugatake, 1583Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, 1584Siege of Ōta Castle, 1585Siege of Negoro-ji, 1585Siege of Toyama, 1585Japanese invasions of Korea, 1592Second Japanese Invasion of Korea, 159715671597
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
27 September 1567Siege of Inabayama CastleGifu Castle, JapanOda victory
1570Siege of KanegasakiKanegasaki Castle, Japan69 km WNobunaga withdraws his forces; Successful retreat by...
30 July 1570Battle of AnegawaAnegawa River, Japan36 km SEOda–Tokugawa victory.
1573Siege of Ichijōdani CastleIchijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins, Japan65 km NOda clan victory; Asakura clan destroyed
28 June 1575Battle of NagashinoNagashino Castle, Japan164 km SEOda–Tokugawa victory
3 November 1577Battle of TedorigawaTedori River, Japan197 km NWUesugi clan victory
1578Siege of MikiMiki Castle, Japan230 km SWToyotomi victory
April 1581Siege of TottoriTottori Castle, Japan104 km NWHideyoshi victory
2 July 1582Battle of YamazakiYamazaki Castle, Japan148 km SEOda clan victory; Hideyoshi begins his consolidation of...
11 June 1583Battle of ShizugatakeShizugatake, Japan81 km NEDecisive Hideyoshi victory
1584Battle of Komaki and NagakuteKomakiyama Castle, Japan86 km SEinconclusive; Peace negotiations between Hideyoshi and...
1585Siege of Ōta CastleŌta Castle, Japan201 km SWSiege succeeds; Toyotomi victory
1585Siege of Negoro-jiNegoro-ji Temple, Japan15 km NEToyotomi Hideyoshi victory
August 1585Siege of ToyamaToyama Castle, Japan318 km NEToyotomi victory
1592Japanese invasions of KoreaKorean Peninsula, South Korea910 km WJoseon and Ming victory
1597Second Japanese Invasion of KoreaJoseon, South Korea9 km NJoseon and Ming 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, Kanō Mitsunobu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.