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Battle of Asai 1600

Battle of Asainawate screen 3-4
Image: 牧忠輔 (Maki Tadasuke), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date16 September 1600Wikidata
Year1600Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationJapanNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
ParticipantsMaeda Toshinaga, Niwa NagashigeWikidata P710
Coordinates36.3827, 136.4511Wikidata P625

About the battle

Battle of Asai (浅井畷の戦い, Asai nawate no Tatakai) was a battle during Sekigahara campaign in 1600 AD that took place in the Hokuriku region between Maeda Toshinaga, the daimyo of Kaga Domain, against Niwa Nagashige, head of Niwa clan.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Asai (revision 1370432615), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

36.3827, 136.4511 · Japan

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