Atlas of Battles

war, 8 engagements

Battles of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War

The atlas places 8 engagements of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War (1570 to 1580): 5 battles and 3 sieges, all in present-day Japan.

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Siege of Takaya CastleBattle of TennōjiSieges of NagashimaBattle of Noda-FukushimaSiege of MitsujiBattles of KizugawaguchiFirst Battle of KizugawaguchiSecond Battle of KizugawaguchiSieges of NagashimaBattle of Noda-FukushimaSiege of MitsujiBattles of KizugawaguchiFirst Battle of KizugawaguchiKyotoKōchiHamamatsuShizuokaTsuWakayamaGifuFukuiMatsumotoKōfu200 km34.819N, 136.064E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1570: 2 engagements1574: 1 engagements1576: 4 engagements4 in 15761578: 1 engagements15701578
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Sieges of Nagashima, 1570Battle of Noda-Fukushima, 1570Siege of Takaya Castle, 1574Siege of Mitsuji, 1576Battle of Tennōji, 1576Battles of Kizugawaguchi, 1576First Battle of Kizugawaguchi, 1576Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi, 157815701578
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 4 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1570Sieges of NagashimaNagashima Castle, JapanIkkō-ikki victory.
1570Battle of Noda-FukushimaJapan
2 May 1574Siege of Takaya CastleTakaya Castle, Japan
April 1576Siege of MitsujiShitennō-ji Temple, Japan
3 June 1576Battle of TennōjiTennōji, Japan
July 1576Battles of KizugawaguchiKizu River, Japan
7 August 1576First Battle of KizugawaguchiKizu River, Japan
1578Second Battle of KizugawaguchiKizu River, Japan

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.