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Battle of Nagara River | |||||||
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Part of the Muromachi period | |||||||
Nagara River in modern-day Gifu | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
Location within Gifu Prefecture |
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 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]