Battle of Hiketa

34°14′01″N 134°24′30″E / 34.23372°N 134.40835°E / 34.23372; 134.40835Result Chōsokabe victoryBelligerents Chōsokabe clan forces Toyotomi clan forcesCommanders and leaders Chōsokabe Motochika
Kōsokabe Chikayasu
Kagawa Yukikage Sengoku Hidehisa
Battle of Hiketa is located in Kagawa Prefecture
Battle of Hiketa
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Location within Kagawa Prefecture
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Battle of Hiketa is located in Japan
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Campaigns of the Chōsokabe clan
  • Tonomoto
  • Okayama
  • Shimantogawa
  • Mimaomote
  • Nakatomigawa
  • Hiketa
  • Shikoku & Ichinomiya
  • Toshimitsu
  • Kyūshū
  • Odawara
  • Shimoda
  • Korea
  • Sekigahara
  • Osaka

The Siege of Hiketa (引田の戦い) was a battle during the Azuchi–Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan. The siege of Hiketa Castle was a certain battle that was fought by Sengoku Hidehisa against Chōsokabe Motochika.

In the end however, Motochika won this victory. Hiketa was to be a further stage within the Chōsokabe's conquering of the Shikoku Island.[1]

References

  1. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 233. ISBN 9781854095237.


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