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Battle of Sekigahara

Battle of Sekigahara was a battle fought on 21 October 1600 at Sekigahara, in what is now Japan. It was part of the Sekigahara Campaign. The recorded result: Eastern army victory. Recorded strength: 120,000 initially,; 81,890 by the time of battle against 75,000 initially,; 88,888 by the time of battle.

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Sekigahara Kassen Byōbu (『関ヶ原合戦屏風』), Japanese screen depicting the Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い). This 1854 replica recreates the original Hikone-jō Bon Sekigahara Kassen Byōbu (彦根城本『関ヶ原合戦屏風』[1]) by S
Sekigahara Kassen Byōbu (『関ヶ原合戦屏風』), Japanese screen depicting the Battle of Sekigahara (関ヶ原の戦い). This 1854 replica recreates the original Hikone-jō Bon Sekigahara Kassen Byōbu (彦根城本『関ヶ原合戦屏風』[1]) by S. User LordAmeth on en.wikipediaCollection of The Town of Sekigahara Archive of History and Cultural Anthropology, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 October 1600
WhereSekigahara, Japan35.370N, 136.462E
OutcomeEastern army victory
BelligerentsWestern Army: Forces loyal to Ishida MitsunariagainstEastern Army: Forces loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu
Part ofSekigahara Campaign1600

Record

Date21 October 1600
PlaceSekigahara, Japan
35.370N, 136.462E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeTokugawa clan gains nominal control of all Japan
Strength120,000 initially,; 81,890 by the time of battle75,000 initially,; 88,888 by the time of battle
Casualties and lossesSekigahara Gunki Taisei: 8,000–32,000 killed; Tokugawa Jikki; The Chronicles of Toshogu Shrine: 35,270 killed; Choyakyubun Hokou:30,000-35,270 (heads collected by the Eastern army after the battle); ~23,000 defectedSekigahara Gunki Taisei: 4,000–10,000 killed; Tokugawa Jikki; The Chronicles of Toshogu Shrine: 8,000 killed
Commanders
Battle of SekigaharaBattle of SekigaharaBattle of KuisegawaBattle of AnegawaSiege of Ōgaki CastleSiege of Odani CastleBattle of MoribeSiege of Ōgaki CastleSiege of Odani CastleŌsakaKyotoKōbeKanazawaHamamatsuShizuokaTsuWakayama100 km35.370N, 136.462E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Sekigahara
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 50 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Sekigahara today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-05-04. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 158 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 34 to 1,160 m, 1,127 m of relief, mountainous country and today it is 83% tree cover, 10% built-up, 4% cropland.

tree cover: 83%built-up: 10%cropland: 4%grassland: 2%tree cover 83%built-up 10%cropland 4%grassland 2%
west to east, 10.0 km58 to 376 mnorth to south, 10.0 km101 to 776 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Battle of Sekigahara 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 Q234188, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sekigahara, revision 1380043536, 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.