Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 12 engagements

Tennōji: contested ground

The ground around Tennōji was fought over 12 times between 1547 and 1615: 7 battles and 5 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 12 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of SharijiSiege of EguchiSiege of MitsujiBattle of TennōjiFirst Battle of KizugawaguchiBattle of ImafukuBattle of ShiginoBattle of BakurōbuchiSummer Siege of OsakaSiege of Sanada MaruBattle of TennōjiSiege of OsakaSiege of OsakaHiroshimaNagoyaKyotoKōchiKōbeMatsuyamaHamamatsuShizuoka200 km34.671N, 135.521E
12 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Shariji, 1547Siege of Eguchi, 1549Siege of Mitsuji, 1576Battle of Tennōji, 1576First Battle of Kizugawaguchi, 1576Battle of Imafuku, 1600Siege of Osaka, 1614Battle of Shigino, 1614Battle of Bakurōbuchi, 1614Summer Siege of Osaka, 1615Siege of Sanada Maru, 1615Battle of Tennōji, 161515471615
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 August 1547Battle of Shariji
6 July 1549Siege of EguchiEguchishiro Castle
April 1576Siege of MitsujiShitennō-ji TempleIshiyama Hongan-ji War
3 June 1576Battle of TennōjiTennōjiIshiyama Hongan-ji War
7 August 1576First Battle of KizugawaguchiKizu RiverIshiyama Hongan-ji War
26 December 1600Battle of ImafukuYamato RiverSiege of Osaka
8 November 1614Siege of OsakaOsaka Castle
26 December 1614Battle of ShiginoYamato RiverSiege of Osaka
29 December 1614Battle of BakurōbuchiKizu RiverSiege of Osaka
1615Summer Siege of OsakaOsaka CastleSiege of Osaka
3 January 1615Siege of Sanada MaruSanada MaruSiege of Osaka
3 June 1615Battle of TennōjiTennōjiSiege of Osaka

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.