Battle of Kanōguchi

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict = Battle of Kanōguchi
加納口の戦い
partof = Saitō Dōsan's supremacy of Mino Province


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date = November 4, 1547
place = Mino Province
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territory =
result = Saitō clan victory
combatant1 = Saito clan
combatant2 = Oda clan
commander1 = Saitō Dōsan
commander2 = Oda Nobuhide, Toki Yorinari
strength1 =
strength2 =
casualties1 =
casualties2 = 5,000 men (including Oda Nobuyasu)

nihongo|The Battle of Kanōguchi|加納口の戦い|Kanōguchi no Tatakai was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan.

As a part of the very long rivalry between that of Oda Nobuhide and Saitō Dōsan, along with Dōsan's wanted supremacy over the province of Mino Province, they fought each other on the battlefield in Kanōguchi. Nobuhide, who was the father of the famous Oda Nobunaga, ended in defeat, with the loss of two of his very close relatives. Following Nobuhide's defeat, Dōsan's name greatly spread throughout Japan.

Peace was reached between the two clans when they made a deal for Nobunaga to marry Nōhime, Dōsan's daughter.

References

#"The Samurai Sourcebook"