Iga–Kōka alliance
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In the Sengoku period of Japan, the adjacent Iga ikki and Kōka ikki, self-governed military confederations of ninja families in the respective regions of Iga Province and Kōka District, frequently all
Shogun Ashikaga Yoshihisa, who was wounded and defeated in 1487 at Magari by the Rokkaku clan and the Iga–Kōka alliance. His wounds might have contributed to his early death in 1489.
Rokkaku Yoshikata, a powerful ally of the alliance.
Mount Kōya. It was from here that the Rokkaku clan and its Kōka and Iga allies staged guerrilla war against Oda Nobunaga's armies.
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Kōka ikki
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The Kōka ikki or Kōka Confederacy, historically known as the Kōka-gun Chūsō, was a military confederation and network of ninja in Kōka District in Southern Ōmi Province during the Sengoku period of Ja
Iga–Kōka alliance
…In the Sengoku period of Japan, the adjacent Iga ikki and Kōka ikki, self-governed military confederations of ninja families in the respective regions of Iga Province and Kōka District, frequently allied in mutual defense…
The Suzuka Mountains, which run through the eastern portions of Kōka District.
A panorama of Rittō, Shiga. It was in this area that the Battle of Magari was fought.
An ukiyo-e of Ashikaga Yoshiaki escaping the Miyoshi and Matsunaga, aided by the powerful ninja leader Wada Koremasa