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Battle of Shigino

Battle of Shigino was a battle fought on 26 December 1614 at Yamato River, in what is now Japan. It was part of Siege of Osaka, which ran from 1614 to 1615. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 2,000.

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Fought26 December 1614
WhereYamato River, Japan34.691N, 135.549E
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsTokugawa shogunateagainstToyotomi clan
Part ofSiege of Osaka1614 to 1615

Where it sits in Siege of Osaka

Battle of Imafuku, 1600Winter Siege of Osaka, 1614Battle of Kizugawa, 1614Battle of Shigino, 1614Battle of Noda-Fukushima, 1614Battle of Bakurōbuchi, 1614Summer Siege of Osaka, 1615Siege of Sanada Maru, 1615Burning of Sakai, 1615Battle of Kashii, 1615Battle of Yao, 1615Battle of Dōmyōji, 1615Battle of Tennōji, 161516001615Battle of Shigino, 1614
13 placed engagements of Siege of Osaka in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 December 1614
PlaceYamato River, Japan
34.691N, 135.549E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength5,0002,000
Commanders
  • Inoue Yoritsugu
  • Ōno Harunaga
Battle of ShiginoBattle of ShiginoBattle of ImafukuSiege of Sanada MaruBattle of SharijiBattle of TennōjiSiege of MitsujiSiege of Sanada MaruNagoyaKyotoKōbeWakayamaGifuTottoriMaizuruOkayama100 km34.691N, 135.549E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between 1547 and 1615.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1614

Battle of Shigino is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2274135, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shigino, revision 1370274201, 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.