Siege of Osaka
1615 CE · Osaka, Japan
The Siege of Osaka was fought in 1615 CE in Osaka, Japan between Tokugawa shogunate vs the Toyotomi clan; Tokugawa victory; the Toyotomi line was destroyed and Japan entered two centuries of peace.
Siege of Osaka: quick facts
- Date
- 1615 CE
- Location
- Osaka, Japan
- Belligerents
- Tokugawa shogunate vs the Toyotomi clan
- Commanders
- Tokugawa Ieyasu vs Toyotomi Hideyori and Sanada Yukimura
- Result
- Tokugawa victory; the Toyotomi line was destroyed and Japan entered two centuries of peace.
- Era
- ⛩️ East Asia
- Quiz difficulty
- hard
What happened at the Siege of Osaka?
The Siege of Osaka was the final conflict of Japan's Sengoku period, fought in two campaigns during the winter of 1614 and summer of 1615. Tokugawa Ieyasu besieged Osaka Castle, the stronghold of Toyotomi Hideyori, the young heir of the Toyotomi clan. The fall of Osaka Castle and the death of Hideyori eliminated the last threat to Tokugawa rule, ushering in over two centuries of peace under the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Did you know?
After the fall of Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa shogunate imposed such strict peace that Japan experienced virtually no warfare for over 250 years, a period known as the 'Great Peace.'
Sources and further reading
- Siege of Osaka on Wikipedia for the full account, historiography and primary sources.
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Entry last reviewed 26 September 2026.