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Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
関ヶ原の戦い sekigahara no tatakai


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In 1600, two years after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu's 100.000-men army and Toyotomi's 80.000-men army led by Ishida Mitsunari fought a fierce Battle at Sekigahara in Gifu Prefecture. It was literally the biggest civil war in Japanese history that divided the whole country into two parts. By winning  this decisive war, Ieyasu could come to power as the first Tokugawa Shôgun and established the foundation of the Tokugawa era which lasted for more than 260 years.

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battlefield memorials
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
commander of the "western forces"
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bamboo defence barrier - side of Ishida Mitsunari
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bamboo defence barrier - side of Ishida Mitsunari   (2)
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bamboo defence barrier - side of Ishida Mitsunari   (3)
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monument - side of Ishida Mitsunari
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   original scene - plan of forces positions / movements
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pennant of Ishida Mitsunari
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original battlefield
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 original battlefield - monument
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original battlefield - rice field
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