Battle of Azukizaka (1564)

Battle of Batogahara
Part of the Sengoku period
Date15 February 1564
Location34°55′49.1351″N 137°10′41.8717″E / 34.930315306°N 137.178297694°E / 34.930315306; 137.178297694
Result Matsudaira victory
Belligerents
Ikkō-ikki monks Matsudaira clan and Jōdo-shū monks
Commanders and leaders
Kuzei
Honda Masanobu
Natsume Yoshinobu
Hachiya Sadatsugu
Matsudaira Motoyasu
Sakai Tadatsugu
Ishikawa Kazumasa
Honda Shigetsugu
Kōriki Kiyonaga
Amano Yasukage
Ōkubo Tadayo
Sakakibara Yasumasa
Honda Tadakatsu
Battle of Azukizaka (1564) is located in Aichi Prefecture
Battle of Azukizaka (1564)
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Battle of Azukizaka (1564) is located in Japan
Battle of Azukizaka (1564)
Battle of Azukizaka (1564) (Japan)

The Battle of Azukizaka (小豆坂の戦い, Azukizaka no tatakai) or Battle of Batō-ga-hara (馬頭原の戦い, Batō-ga-hara no tatakai) took place on 15 February 1564, when Matsudaira Motoyasu (later renamed Tokugawa Ieyasu), sought to destroy the growing threat of the Ikkō-ikki, a league of monks, samurai, and peasants who were strongly against samurai rule.