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Oda regime

1559 CE – 1582 CE · capital Azuchi

The regime of Oda Nobunaga, the warlord who began the unification of Japan, broke the power of Buddhist armies and built the castle of Azuchi.

Origins

Oda Nobunaga inherited part of Owari in 1551 and had united the province by 1559. His surprise victory over Imagawa Yoshimoto at Okehazama in 1560 made his name, and he took Mino in 1567, adopting a seal proclaiming rule of the realm by force.

Rule and society

In 1568 Nobunaga entered Kyoto and installed Ashikaga Yoshiaki as shogun, then expelled him in 1573. He burned the Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei in 1571, defeated the Takeda at Nagashino in 1575 with massed muskets and fought the Ishiyama Hongan-ji until 1580. He abolished toll barriers, created free markets, tolerated Christian missionaries and built Azuchi castle on Lake Biwa from 1576.

Decline and legacy

In 1582 his general Akechi Mitsuhide attacked him at the Honno-ji temple in Kyoto, where Nobunaga died; his heir Nobutada was also killed. Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Mitsuhide and took over the regime.

Lineage

Ashikaga shogunate 1336 CE – 1573 CEOda regimeToyotomi regime 1582 CE – 1600 CE

Connections (10)

Tokugawa clan domain was a vassal of Oda regime1562 CE – 1582 CE
Saito clan domain was conquered by Oda regime1567 CE
Sakai was conquered by Oda regime1569 CE
Asakura clan domain was conquered by Oda regime1573 CE
Azai clan domain was conquered by Oda regime1573 CE
Miyoshi clan domain was conquered by Oda regime1575 CE
Kaga Ikko-ikki was conquered by Oda regime1580 CE
Ishiyama Hongan-ji was conquered by Oda regime1580 CE
Iga confederacy was conquered by Oda regime1581 CE
Takeda clan domain was conquered by Oda regime1582 CE

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