Battle of Kyōkōji
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Battle of Kyōkōji | |||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Miyoshi clan | Hatakeyama clan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Miyoshi Nagayoshi Shima Sakon | Hatakeyama Takamasa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
60,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
The 1562 Battle of Kyōkōji (Japanese: 教興寺の戦い) was one of many battles fought between the Miyoshi and Hatakeyama in Japan's Sengoku period. On 19–20 May of that year, the battle was won by Miyoshi Nagayoshi over Hatakeyama Takamasa.[citation needed]