Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 6 engagements

Yokota Castle: contested ground

The ground around Yokota Castle was fought over 6 times between 1181 and 1561: 4 battles and 2 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 6 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of YokotagawaraBattle of SaigawaSiege of AmakazariSiege of KatsurayamaBattle of KawanakajimaBattles of KawanakajimaBattles of KawanakajimaYokohamaKanazawaFukushimaGifuIwakiMitoFukuiMatsumoto200 km36.612N, 138.181E
6 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Yokotagawara, 1181Battles of Kawanakajima, 1553Battle of Saigawa, 1555Siege of Amakazari, 1556Siege of Katsurayama, 1557Battle of Kawanakajima, 156111811561
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 July 1181Battle of YokotagawaraYokota CastleGenpei War
1553Battles of KawanakajimaKawanakajima
1555Battle of SaigawaSaigawa RiverBattles of Kawanakajima
1556Siege of AmakazariMount Amakazari
February 1557Siege of KatsurayamaKatsurayama CastleBattles of Kawanakajima
August 1561Battle of KawanakajimaOld Battlefield of KawanakajimaBattles of Kawanakajima

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.