Battle of Nagara-gawa

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Battle of Nagara River
Part of the Muromachi period
Nagara River in modern-day Gifu
Date 28 May 1556 Location Nagara River, Mino Province, Japan 35°26′42.3″N 136°45′48.6″E / 35.445083°N 136.763500°E / 35.445083; 136.763500 Result Saitō Yoshitatsu victory
Belligerents
forces of Saitō Yoshitatsu	forces of Saitō Dōsan
Commanders and leaders
Saitō Yoshitatsu Andō Morinari Ujiie Naotomo Inaba Ittetsu	Saitō Dōsan † Takenaka Shigeharu Katō Mitsuyasu Hachisuka Masakatsu
Strength
17,500	2,700
class=notpageimage| Location within Gifu Prefecture Show map of Gifu Prefecture Battle of Nagara-gawa (Japan) Show map of Japan

The Battle of Nagara-gawa (長良川の戦い, Nagara-gawa^[1] no tatakai) took place along the banks of the Nagara River in the former Mino Province in April 1556. The site of the battle is in present-day Gifu city, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was a battle between Saitō Dōsan and his son, Saitō Yoshitatsu, who had instigated a coup d'etat.^[2]