1600 AD
Battle of Sekigahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu wins the decisive battle that unites Japan.
- Time period
- 1600 AD
- Region
- Japan
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- Tokugawa Japan
On 21 October 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu's eastern army defeated western forces loyal to Toyotomi at Sekigahara. Defections decided the day. In 1603 Ieyasu became shogun, founding the Tokugawa shogunate that lasted until 1868.