INTERACTIVE BATTLE

Battle of Noda-Fukushima

September 1570 · Noda Castle (ruins)

In Settsu, Oda forces attack strongholds of the Miyoshi Triumvirs and Hongan-ji, but retreat when Azai–Asakura advance south.

Battle of Noda-Fukushima — Noda Castle (ruins)

Course of the battle

1 September 1570

Battle of Noda-Fukushima

While Oda Nobunaga faced the Azai and Asakura in the north, the three Miyoshi commanders raised troops in Shikoku and took Noda castle. Nobunaga turned back from the north in haste.

Sources12·Certainty: Medium

2 September 1570

The Honganji rises and Nobunaga falls back on Kyoto

Nobunaga drew up his lines at Tennoji and Ebie, but with the Ishiyama Honganji also taking up arms he was hard pressed and fell back on Kyoto. From here began the ten-year Ishiyama war with the Honganji.

Sources12·Certainty: Medium

Sources consulted

  1. 大阪市「7.野田城(のだじょう)跡」(福島区玉川四丁目11)
  2. 大阪市福島区「名所・旧跡」

The numbers in the text refer to the list above. Certainty indicates how far a statement is supported by the cited sources; it does not refer to the precision of the coordinates or the dating.

View the 1570 map
View the 1570 map

Advertisement