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Battle of Kuisegawa

Battle of Kuisegawa was a battle fought on 20 October 1600 at Kuise River, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Western Army victory and Eastern Army retreats to Sekigahara. Recorded strength: 1,300 against 6,000.

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Kabuto-zuka in Ōgaki, Gifu.
Kabuto-zuka in Ōgaki, Gifu.. 立花左近, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 October 1600
WhereKuise River, Japan35.389N, 136.576E
OutcomeWestern Army victory and Eastern Army retreats to Sekigahara
BelligerentsWestern Army (Ishida Mitsunari)againstEastern Army (Tokugawa Ieyasu)
Casualties and losseslessandNoisshiki Sukeyoshi; Nakamura Kazuhide (wounds); Arima Toyouji (wounds); 4,000 men

Record

Date20 October 1600
PlaceKuise River, Japan
35.389N, 136.576E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength1,3006,000
Casualties and losseslessNoisshiki Sukeyoshi; Nakamura Kazuhide (wounds); Arima Toyouji (wounds); 4,000 men
Commanders
  • Shima Sakon
  • Akashi Teruzumi
Battle of KuisegawaBattle of KuisegawaSiege of Ōgaki CastleBattle of Sunomata-gawaBattle of SekigaharaBattle of MoribeSiege of TakehanaBattle of Sunomata-gawaBattle of SekigaharaŌsakaKyotoKōbeKanazawaHamamatsuShizuokaTsuWakayama100 km35.389N, 136.576E
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Elsewhere in 1600

Battle of Kuisegawa is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871499, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kuisegawa, revision 1370267491, 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.