Battle of Suriagehara

Battle of Suriagehara
Part of Date Masamune's Consolidation of Power in Southern Mutsu
DateJuly 17, 1589
Location
Suriagehara, Mutsu Province, Japan (modern day Inawashiro and Bandai in Fukushima Prefecture)
37°33′43.7″N 140°3′58.8″E / 37.562139°N 140.066333°E / 37.562139; 140.066333
Result Decisive Date victory and confirmation of control over southern Mutsu
Belligerents
Date clan
Katakura clan
Tamura clan
Iwaki clan
Ashina clan
Satake clan
Sōma clan
Nikaidō clan
Commanders and leaders
Date Masamune
Date Shigezane
Katakura Kagetsuna
Oniniwa Tsunamoto
Ashina Yoshihiro
Satake Yoshishige
Satake Yoshinobu
Sōma Yoshitane
Onamihime
Strength
23,000 16,000
Casualties and losses
500 1,800
Battle of Suriagehara is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Battle of Suriagehara
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Battle of Suriagehara is located in Japan
Battle of Suriagehara
Battle of Suriagehara (Japan)

Battle of Suriagehara (摺上原の戦い, Suriagehara no tatakai) was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. It was fought at a field called Suriagehara, whose modern location is split between the towns of Inawashiro and Bandai in Fukushima Prefecture.