Battle of Yao (Japan)

Battle of Yao
	Part of the early Edo period
Date	1615
Location	Kiwachi Province
Result	Tōdō Clan victory
Belligerents
Tōdō Clan	Chōsokabe Clan
Commanders and leaders
Tōdō Takatora; Tōdō Takanori †; Tōdō Ujikatsu †	Chōsokabe Morichika
Strength
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Yao (1615) was a confrontation during the early Edo period in Japan. The battle occurred in 1615 during the Siege of Osaka, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu planned to destroy the Toyotomi clan. It was fought between the Tōdō clan and the Chosokabe clan. There is not much detail about the battle, but it is known that the Tõdõ clan was led by Tōdō Takatora, who won the battle, forcing the Chosokabe clan, led by Chōsokabe Morichika, to retreat to Osaka. Though Takatora won the battle, his two sons were died in combat.^{[citation needed]}