Battle of Sendanno

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date=December 1536
place=Sendanno, Etchū Province, Japan
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result=Ikkō-ikki victory
combatant1=Ikkō-ikki forces
combatant2=Nagao clan forces
commander1=Unknown
commander2=Nagao Tamekage
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The battle of Sendanno was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan, one of many fought by "daimyo" (feudal lords) who sought to suppress the anti-samurai uprisings of the Ikkō-ikki. The Ikki were mobs of peasants, commoners, monks and low-ranking samurai who desired the overthrow of the "daimyo".

In December 1536, Nagao Tamekage set out from the castle of Kasugayama to fight against the Ikkō-ikki of Kaga Province. They met in battle at a place called Sendanno, in Etchū Province. There, Tamekage was defeated and killed, along with many other Nagao clan warriors. Tamekage's son, known as Terutora, was not present at the battle, but would later become the famous Uesugi Kenshin.

References

*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.