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The Battle of Norada was a battle between forces under Azai Nagamasa and Rokkaku Yoshikata on 1560.

Azai Nagamasa used to be a retainer under the Rokkaku clan, and seeked an independence from the Rokkaku while Rokkaku Yoshitaka seeked to clash the Azai clan to consolidate his power. Rokkaku Yoshikata's force numbered 25,000 and outnumbered Azai Nagamasa's force by over two to one as it counted only 11,000. Both sides arrived on the battle field unimpeded and even before engaging, Rokkaku troops believed they had alreadey won the battle. Highly motivated under Nagamasa, his troops charged unintimidated and in the chaos of the battle, Rokkaku force collapsed and retreated under heavy losses.

By winning the battle, Azai Nagamasa and his clan won the independence as well as a recognition that they were a force to be reckoned becoming a daimyo and a warlord. The Azai clan ousted the defunct leader Azai Hisamasa for Nagamasa. The Rokkaku clan fell into a disarray with retainers questioning Yoshitaka's rule and the Yoshitaka's strength weakened never to recover to its height.