Battle of Azukizaka (1542)

First Battle of Azukizaka

Date	1542
Location	Azukizaka, Mikawa Province
Result	Oda Nobuhide victory

Belligerents

forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto

forces of Oda Nobuhide

Commanders

Imagawa Yoshimoto

Oda Nobuhide

In the first battle of Azukizaka (小豆坂の戦い, Azukizaka no tatakai^?) Oda Nobuhide defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, setting the stage for his son, Oda Nobunaga, to become one of Japan's greatest warlords. is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. was one of the leading Daimyo (feudal lords in early Sengoku period Japan was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. was one of the leading Daimyo (feudal lords in early Sengoku period Japan was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. was one of the leading Daimyo (feudal lords in early Sengoku period Japan ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history Despite the defeat, Imagawa continued to expand his territory until 1560, when he faced Nobunaga and was killed in the Battle of Okehazama. The took place in June 1560. In this battle Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the

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