Battle of Oshikibata

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Oshikibata


caption=
partof=the Sengoku period
date=1554
place=Oshikibata, Aki Province
result=Mōri victory
combatant1=forces loyal to Sue Harukata
combatant2=forces of Mōri clan
commander1=Takagawa, a retainer of Sue Harukata
commander2=Mōri Motonari
strength1=7000
strength2=3000
casualties1=
casualties2=

The battle of Oshikibata was a preliminary round of the battle of Miyajima which was to follow. Mōri Motonari sought to avenge Sue Harukata's coup against their lord, Ōuchi Yoshitaka, and succeeded. Following the battle of Miyajima, the Mōri clan gained all the Ōuchi lands, and replaced them as one of the most powerful families in the country.

References

*Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615." Stanford: Stanford University Press.
*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.