Imagawa forcesImagawa
Imagawa Yoshimoto
今川義元
“The Finest Archer on the Tōkaidō”
1519–1560 (aged 42)
- Rank / office
- Jibu-no-taifu
- Domain / base
- Suruga, Tōtōmi and Mikawa
- Banner / crest
- Imagawa red bird
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
To raise our banner in the capital has ever been the way of the Imagawa.
Attributed to Imagawa Yoshimoto
Lord of the Tōkai region, ruling Suruga, Tōtōmi and Mikawa. With the strategist Taigen Sessai he put his administration and diplomacy in order and secured his rear with a three-way alliance with the Takeda and the Hōjō. Marching west with a great army, he was surprised by Oda Nobunaga at Okehazama, his headquarters was overrun and he was killed. His death transformed the map of Sengoku Japan.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1554Tenbun 23
The Three-Way Alliance
Allied with the Takeda and the Hōjō to secure his westward advance.
- 1560Eiroku 3
The March West
Set out for Owari with an army said to number 25,000.
- 1560Eiroku 3
Death at Okehazama
Surprised by Nobunaga at Okehazama, his headquarters was overrun and he was killed.
Battle of Okehazama Commander-in-chief 5,000 troops Watch in 3D › Set out for Kyoto with 25,000 men and was surprised and killed while holding a midday feast on Okehazama Hill.
