Battle of Tennōji

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.

Battle of Tennōji
Part of the Siege of Osaka
DateJune 3, 1615
Location
south of Osaka Castle, Osaka
34°39′15.7″N 135°30′40.2″E
Result Tokugawa victory; last resistance to Toyotomi Clan eliminated.
End of the siege of Osaka
Belligerents
Tokugawa clan Toyotomi clan
Commanders and leaders
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Hidetada
Matsudaira Tadanao		 Toyotomi Hideyori †
Yodo-dono †
Sanada Yukimura †
Mōri Katsunaga †
Akashi Takenori
Strength
150,000 more than 71,000
Casualties and losses
8,000 dead 15,000-18,600 dead
Location within Japan
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