Battle of Mimigawa

Part of Sengoku period

Date	1578
Location	the Mimigawa in Hyuga province
Result	Shimazu Victory

Belligerents

forces of Shimazu Yoshihisa

forces of Otomo Sorin

Commanders and leaders

Shimazu Yoshihisa
Shimazu Iehisa

Otomo Sorin
Tawara Chikataka

Strength

50,000+

30,000

Casualties and losses

2000

5000

Campaigns of the Shimazu clan

Ichirai Momotsugi Kōriyama Kajiki Iwatsurugi Oguchi Kizaki Takabaru Mimigawa Minamata Okitanawate Iwaya Kyūshū Odawara Korea Sekigahara Ryūkyū

The Battle of Mimigawa was a battle, fought in Japan, between warlords Tawara Chikataka and Shimazu Yoshihisa in 1578. The Shimazu clan, following their conquest of the Hyuga Province, began to mobilize their armies and prepare for another attack. Meanwhile, the Tawara clan saw this as a threat and decided that they must take action. Tawara Chikataka and Otomo Sorin led an army of 30,000 and marched toward Hyuga Province. Yoshihisa led an army of 50,000. Yoshihisa won the battle.

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