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Battle of Yao

Battle of Yao was a battle fought on 2 June 1615 at Yao, in what is now Japan. It was part of Siege of Osaka, which ran from 1614 to 1615. The recorded result: Tokugawa victory.

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Fought2 June 1615
WhereYao, Japan34.650N, 135.607E
OutcomeTokugawa victory
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 Yao, 1615
13 placed engagements of Siege of Osaka in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 June 1615
PlaceYao, Japan
34.650N, 135.607E
KindBattle, early modern
Commanders
Battle of YaoBattle of YaoSiege of Wakae CastleSiege of Wakae CastleBattle of KyōkōjiBattle of SharijiSiege of ShigisanBattle of KyōkōjiBattle of SharijiNagoyaKyotoWakayamaGifuTottoriMaizuruOkayamaTokushima100 km34.650N, 135.607E
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 8 times between 1477 and 1615.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1615

Battle of Yao 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 Q10892144, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yao (1615), revision 1370595263, 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.