The Battle of Sekigahara was fought on 21 October 1600 in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, between the Western Army loyal to Ishida Mitsunari and the Eastern Army loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu, at the end of the Sengoku period. Ieyasu's Eastern Army won a decisive victory, and the battle gave the Tokugawa clan nominal control of all Japan, opening the way to the Tokugawa shogunate. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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LocationSekigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan 1 OutcomeEastern army (Tokugawa) victory 1 Battle Type
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Tokugawa Ieyasu commanded the eastern army to victory at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, the battle that secured his path to the shogunate
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The Battle of Sekigahara (Shinjitai: 関ヶ原の戦い; Kyūjitai: 關ヶ原の戰い, Hepburn romanization: Sekigahara no Tatakai) was an important battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month) in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period.
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Eastern army victory
Infobox: Date
October 21, 1600
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