Battle of Tennōji
| Battle of Tennōji | |||||||||
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| Part of the Siege of Osaka | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Tokugawa clan | Toyotomi clan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Tokugawa Ieyasu Tokugawa Hidetada Matsudaira Tadanao |
Toyotomi Hideyori ‡‡ Yodo-dono ‡‡ Sanada Yukimura † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 150,000 | More than 71,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 8,000 dead | 15,000–18,600 dead | ||||||||
Location within Japan | |||||||||
The Battle of Tennōji (天王寺・岡山の戦い, Tennōji Okayama no tatakai) was fought on 3 June, 1615 between the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyori. Tokugawa was besieging Osaka, and Hideyori had planned a counterattack. Both sides were plagued by mistakes until Hideyori's side finally fell. He presumably committed suicide. The Toyotomi army suffered nearly 50% casualties in this battle, with more than 15,000 dead. This was also the final battle of Sanada Yukimura.