Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Battle of Sekigahara

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Battle of Sekigahara

関ヶ原の戦い関ヶ原
alternative words: Sekigahara no tatakai, Sekigahara war, Sekigahara
keywords: war
related topics: Sengoku period , Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Ishida Mitsunari , Sanada Yukimura
related web sites: http://www.ginet.or.jp/oke/index.htm , http://www.ginet.or.jp/sekigahara/ , http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/gutoku2/sekigahara1.html
explanation: After Toyotomi Hideyoshi had died in 1598, leaving a young child behind, a great power struggle took place soon. Tokugawa Ieyasu in east and Ishida Mitsunari in west, each tried to get a maximum number of allied lords by promising a great recompense. The battle took place on September 15, 1600 at Sekigahara between Shiga and Gifu prefectures. Because of a treason of Kobayakawa Hideaki, Ieyasu successfully defeated Mitsunari and opened a route to shogun's title.