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Battle of Mimaomote 

Battle of Mimaomote
Date 1579
Location Iyo province
Result Doi victory
Belligerents
Doi forces Chosokabe forces
Commanders
Doi Kiyoyoshi Hisatake Chikanobu
Strength
7,000

The battle of Mimaomote (三間表の戦い Mimaomote no tatakai?) the Battle of Mimaomote was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.

The Battle of Mimaomote had been led by Chosokabe commander Hisatake Chikanobu (久武 親信?) --equipped with 7,000 men-- into the province of Iyo on the Shikoku Island, in which he had attacked Doi Kiyoyoshi/Seiryo (土居 清良?), the enemy commander. Doi crossed the Mimaomote river to meet Hisatake within a fierce battle on the 21st of May, 1579. Throughout this conflict, Hisatake was defeated and killed, resulting in the victory of Doi Kiyoyoshi.

References

The Samurai Sourcebook

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