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Battle of Bubaigawara

Battle of Bubaigawara was a battle fought in 1333 at Fuchū, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Genkō War, which ran from 1331 to 1333. The recorded result: Imperial victory. Recorded strength: 207,000 against 100,000.

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分倍河原の戦いの記念碑
分倍河原の戦いの記念碑. ja:利用者:Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1333
WhereFuchū, Japan35.668N, 139.469E
OutcomeImperial victory
Belligerents15px Forces loyal to the Kamakura Shogunateagainst15px Forces loyal to the Emperor Go-Daigo
Part ofGenkō War1331 to 1333

Where it sits in the Genkō War

Siege of Kasagi, 1331Siege of Akasaka, 1331Battle of Bubaigawara, 1333Siege of Chihaya, 1333Siege of Kami-Akasaka Castle, 1333Battle of Senjōsan, 1333Battle of Kotesashi, 1333Battle of Kumegawa, 1333Battle of Sekido, 1333Siege of Tōshō-ji, 1333Siege of Kamakura, 133313311333Battle of Bubaigawara, 1333
11 placed engagements of the Genkō War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1333 (year precision)
to 28 June 1333
PlaceFuchū, Japan
35.668N, 139.469E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength207,000100,000
Commanders
Battle of BubaigawaraBattle of BubaigawaraBattle of SekidoBattle of OzawaharaBattle of KumegawaBattle of KotesashiBattle of Egota-NumabukuroharaBattle of OzawaharaBattle of KotesashiNaganoHamamatsuShizuokaMitoMatsumotoKōfuUtsunomiyaMaebashi100 km35.668N, 139.469E
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Elsewhere in 1333

Battle of Bubaigawara is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888213, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bubaigawara, revision 1370435423, 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.