1506: The Battle of the Kuzuryū River and Akazawa Tomotsune's Kawachi Campaign - Sengoku Shogun Map
When Ikkō-ikki forces from Kaga, Noto, and Ecchū invaded Echizen, the Asakura army under Asakura Norikage (Sōteki) met them along a broad front near the Kuzuryū River. The ikki army broke after the fighting at Nakanogō in August, and bases including Yoshizaki were burned. In the Kinai, Akazawa Tomotsune conquered Kawachi and forced both rival Hatakeyama factions to withdraw into Yamato.
Major events
- 1506-08: Ikkō-ikki Forces Routed along the Kuzuryū River — Asakura forces under Asakura Norikage (Sōteki) met an Ikkō-ikki invasion from Kaga, Noto, and Ecchū along the Kuzuryū River. The ikki army broke after the fighting at Nakanogō in August, and bases including Yoshizaki were burned.
- 1506-月日不詳: Akazawa Tomotsune Conquers Kawachi — Acting on Hosokawa Masamoto's orders, Akazawa Tomotsune campaigned through Kawachi from the first through the second month, defeated both Hatakeyama Hisanobu's and Yoshihide's factions, and forced them to withdraw into Yamato.