Battle of Torisaka

Date	1568
Location	Iyo province on Shikoku
Result	Mōri victory

Belligerents

Kōno clan
forces of Mōri Motonari

Utsunomiya clan

Commanders and leaders

Kōno Michinao
Kobayakawa Takakage
Kikkawa Motoharu

Utsunomiya Toyotsuna

Campaigns of the Mōri clan

Arita-Nakaide Koriyama Toda Oshikibata Miyajima Shiraga Gassan-Toda Moji Torisaka Tachibana Tatarahama Nunobeyama Kizugawaguchi Kōzuki Tottori Takamatsu Shikoku & Ichinomiya Kyūshū Odawara Shimoda Korea Sekigahara Osaka

The Battle of Torisaka (鳥坂峠の戦い) took place during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan.

Kōno Michinao asked for the assistance of the Mōri clan in his struggle against Utsunomiya Toyotsuna. The Mōri agreed to the alliance, and sent Kobayakawa Takakage. Kōno and Kobayakawa brought their combined forces against Utsunomiya Toyotsuna at the Battle of Torisaka and were victorious. However, the Kōno region was retained by Toyotsuna after his defeat in this battle.

References

The Samurai Sourcebook

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