Battle of Suriagehara

Battle of Suriagehara
Part of Date Masamune's Consolidation of Power in Southern Mutsu
Date July 17, 1589 Location Suriagehara, Mutsu Province, Japan (modern day Inawashiro and Bandai in Fukushima Prefecture) 37°33′43.7″N 140°3′58.8″E / 37.562139°N 140.066333°E / 37.562139; 140.066333 Result Decisive Date victory and confirmation of control over southern Mutsu
Belligerents
Date clan Katakura clan Tamura clan Iwaki clan	Ashina clan Satake clan Sōma clan Nikaidō clan
Commanders and leaders
Date Masamune Date Shigezane Katakura Kagetsuna Oniniwa Tsunamoto	Ashina Yoshihiro Satake Yoshishige Satake Yoshinobu Sōma Yoshitane Onamihime
Strength
23,000	16,000
Casualties and losses
500	1,800
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Battle of Suriagehara (摺上原の戦い, Suriagehara no tatakai) was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. It was fought at a field called Suriagehara, whose modern location is split between the towns of Inawashiro and Bandai in Fukushima Prefecture.