Battle of Mikatagahara

A 1572 battle near Hamamatsu in which Takeda Shingen’s forces defeated Tokugawa Ieyasu’s army during Japan’s Sengoku period.

Takeda Shingen: A Japanese daimyo who led the Takeda clan and campaigned across central Japan in the sixteenth century. He directed the campaign that brought Takeda forces into battle with Ieyasu.
Siege of Noda Castle: A 1573 siege in which Takeda Shingen’s forces captured Noda Castle from the Tokugawa. It followed Shingen’s victory at Mikatagahara in the same campaign.
Oda Nobunaga: A Japanese daimyo who initiated the political and military unification of Japan in the late sixteenth century. His alliance with Ieyasu shaped the political alignment against Takeda Shingen.
Mikatagahara: A plateau northwest of Hamamatsu in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture. Its open terrain gave the opposing armies room to deploy and engage.
Tokugawa Ieyasu: A Japanese daimyo who founded the Tokugawa shogunate after Japan’s Sengoku period. His decision to confront Shingen’s army exposed his forces to defeat.
Battle of Anegawa: A 1570 battle in which forces allied to Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the Azai and Asakura clans. It established the Tokugawa-Oda alliance that later opposed Takeda expansion.
Takeda Katsuyori: A Japanese daimyo who succeeded Takeda Shingen as leader of the Takeda clan. He continued the rivalry with Tokugawa after his father’s 1572 campaign.
Battle of Kawanakajima: A series of sixteenth-century battles between the Takeda and Uesugi clans in northern Japan. It is another famous Takeda battle, but against a different rival and in a different campaign.
Takeda cavalry: Mounted warriors serving the Takeda clan, known for their role in its military campaigns. Their attack helped break the Tokugawa formation on the battlefield.
Siege of Nagashino: A 1575 siege in which Takeda Katsuyori’s army attacked a castle defended by Tokugawa forces. It shows the continuing Tokugawa-Takeda conflict after Shingen’s campaign.

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