Battle of Nagashino
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The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Nagashino canonical | 4 |
| Nagashino | 1 |
| Nagashino no Tatakai | 1 |
| Siege of Nagashino | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2607661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Nagashino Context triple: [Sengoku period, hasKeyEvent, Battle of Nagashino]
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Battle of Okehazama
The Battle of Okehazama was a pivotal 1560 conflict in Japan in which the outnumbered Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, marking the rise of Nobunaga as a major warlord of the Sengoku period.
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Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
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Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
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Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Nagashino Target entity description: The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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A.
Battle of Okehazama
The Battle of Okehazama was a pivotal 1560 conflict in Japan in which the outnumbered Oda Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, marking the rise of Nobunaga as a major warlord of the Sengoku period.
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B.
Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara was a decisive 1600 conflict in Japan that led to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dominance and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, ushering in over two centuries of relative peace.
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C.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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D.
Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
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E.
Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka was a decisive series of battles (1614–1615) in Japan that led to the destruction of the Toyotomi clan and the unchallenged dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alliedCommander |
Oda Nobunaga
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Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Nagashino
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surface form:
Nagashino no Tatakai
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| associatedWith |
Oda–Tokugawa alliance
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Takeda clan decline ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Oda clan
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Takeda clan ⓘ Tokugawa clan ⓘ |
| combatantType |
ashigaru
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samurai ⓘ |
| commander |
Oda Nobunaga
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Takeda Katsuyori ⓘ Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1575 ⓘ |
| era | Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
further consolidation of Oda Nobunaga’s power
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strategic weakening of Takeda territories ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
accelerated shift toward firearms-dominated warfare in Japan
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weakened Takeda clan in the Sengoku power balance ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
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Mikawa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nagashino self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nagashino
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| notableFor |
decisive defeat of Takeda cavalry
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demonstration of effectiveness of firearms in Japanese warfare ⓘ turning point against Takeda clan power ⓘ |
| objective | relief of Nagashino Castle ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Takeda Katsuyori ⓘ |
| partOf | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Nagashino
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Siege of Nagashino
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| relatedTheme | military revolution in Japan ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kōyō Gunkan ⓘ |
| result | decisive Oda–Tokugawa victory ⓘ |
| tacticalInnovation |
massed arquebusiers
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rotating volley fire ⓘ use of wooden palisades ⓘ |
| usedUnitType |
arquebusiers
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
arquebus
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matchlock firearm ⓘ |
| year | 1575 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Nagashino Description of subject: The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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