Battle of Okehazama

The Battle of Okehazama (桶狭間の戦い, Okehazama-no-tatakai?) took place in June 1560. In this battle, Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and established himself as one of the front-running warlords in the Sengoku period.

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