In the Battle of Yamasaki that started around noon on July 12, 1582, a staring contest started between the forces of Mitsuhide AKECHI and the forces of Nobutaka ODA (including Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and Nagahide NIWA), who were looking to avenge Nobunaga ODA, with fighting finally starting as the sun was beginning to go down.
天正10年6月13日（1582年7月2日）の昼ごろから始まった山崎の戦いでは、明智光秀軍と織田信長の弔い合戦を挑む織田信孝（豊臣秀吉・丹羽長秀など）の軍勢が山崎の地でにらみ合いが始まり、ついに日が傾き始めたころ、合戦が始まった。