Battle of Mimaomote

Battle of Mimaomote

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Mimaomote
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date=1579
place=Iyo province
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result=Doi victory
combatant1=Doi forces
combatant2=Chosokabe forces
commander1=Doi Kiyoyoshi
commander2=Hisatake Chikanobu
strength1=
strength2=7,000
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nihongo|The battle of Mimaomote|三間表の戦い|Mimaomote no tatakai the Battle of Mimaomote was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.

The Battle of Mimaomote had been led by Chosokabe commander nihongo|Hisatake Chikanobu|久武 親信 --equipped with 7,000 men-- into the province of Iyo on the Shikoku Island, in which he had attacked nihongo|Doi Kiyoyoshi/Seiryo|土居 清良, the enemy commander. Doi crossed the Mimaomote river to meet Hisatake within a fierce battle on the 21st of May, 1579. Throughout this conflict, Hisatake was defeated and killed, resulting in the victory of Doi Kiyoyoshi.

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"The Samurai Sourcebook"


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