Battle of Gifu Castle

Battle of Gifu Castle
岐阜城の戦い
Part of the Sengoku period

View of Gifu Castle (painting from the Edo period)
DateSeptember 29-30, 1600
Location35°26′2.0″N 136°46′55.6″E / 35.433889°N 136.782111°E / 35.433889; 136.782111
Result Tokugawa victory
Territorial
changes
Castle falls to Eastern army
Belligerents
Western Army:
Forces loyal to Ishida Mitsunari
Eastern Army:
Forces loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu
Commanders and leaders
Oda Hidenobu
Oda Hidenori
Tsuda Tōsaburō
Kozukuri Tomoyasu
Dodo Tsunaie
Sugiura Shigekatsu
Mōri Hiromori
Mori Samon
Date Heiemon
Takenaka Sankuro
Saitō Tokugen
Ikeda Terumasa
Fukushima Masanori
Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Arima Toyōji
Togawa Tatsuyasu
Horio Tadauji
Tanaka Yoshimasa
Tōdō Takatora
Kuroda Nagamasa
Asano Yoshinaga
Ii Naomasa
Strength
6,000 35,000
Casualties and losses
unclear unclear
Battle of Gifu Castle is located in Japan
Battle of Gifu Castle
Location within Japan

The Battle of Gifu Castle (岐阜城の戦い, Gifu-jō no Tatakai) took place in September 1600 that led to the destruction of Gifu Castle in Gifu, Mino Province (modern-day Gifu Prefecture), Japan. The battle served as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara the following month. It pitted Oda Hidenobu of the Ishida Mitsunari western forces against Ikeda Terumasa, Ikeda Sen[citation needed], and Fukushima Masanori of the eastern forces and loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu. The castle was destroyed as a result of the battle.[1]

  1. ^ Gifu Castle Official Page Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. (in Japanese) Gifu City Hall. Accessed June 12, 2008.