Battle of Norada | |||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Azai clan | Rokkaku clan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Azai Nagamasa Akao Kiyotsuna Endō Naotsune Kaihō Tsunachika Dodo Kuranosuke † Kyōgoku Takayoshi | Rokkaku Yoshikata | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
11,000 | 25,000 |
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The Battle of Norada (野良田の戦い) took place during Japan's Sengoku period between forces under Azai Nagamasa and Rokkaku Yoshikata in the year 1560.[1]
Azai Nagamasa had previously been a retainer under the Rokkaku clan, and sought independence from the Rokkaku; Rokkaku Yoshikata meanwhile sought to consolidate his power through subjugation of the Azai.