Battle of Nagara-gawa
| Battle of Nagara River | |||||||
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| Part of the Muromachi period | |||||||
Nagara River in modern-day Gifu | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Forces of Saitō Yoshitatsu | Forces of Saitō Dōsan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Saitō Yoshitatsu Andō Morinari Ujiie Naotomo Inaba Ittetsu |
Saitō Dōsan † Takenaka Shigeharu Katō Mitsuyasu Hachisuka Masakatsu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 17,500 | 2,700 | ||||||
The Battle of Nagara-gawa (長良川の戦い, Nagara-gawa no tatakai) took place along the banks of the Nagara River in the former Mino Province in April 1556. The site of the battle is in present-day Gifu city, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was a battle between Saitō Dōsan and his son, Saitō Yoshitatsu, who had instigated a coup d'etat.