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Akechi Mitsuhide. Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀, March 10, 1528 – July 2, 1582), [1] first called Jūbei from his clan and later Koretō Hyūga no Kami (惟任日向守) from his title, was a Japanese samurai general of the Sengoku period. Mitsuhide was originally a bodyguard of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and later, one of the trusted generals under ...
The Honnō-ji Incident (本能寺の変, Honnō-ji no Hen) was the assassination of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji temple in Kyoto on 21 June 1582 (2nd day of the sixth month, Tenshō 10). Nobunaga was on the verge of unifying the country, but died in the unexpected rebellion of his vassal, Akechi Mitsuhide. [2] [3] [4]
The Battle of Yamazaki is the final stage of Akechi Mitsuhide in Samurai Warriors and the first stage of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Samurai Warriors 2. It also features as a campaign map in The Conquerors expansion of the real-time strategy game Age of Empires II . The battle is also the basis for the Sonny Chiba martial arts film Shogun's Ninja .
1,500-4,000 people. The siege of Mount Hiei was a battle of the Sengoku period of Japan fought between Oda Nobunaga and the sōhei ( warrior monks) of the monasteries of Mount Hiei near Kyoto on September 30, 1571. It is said that Oda Nobunaga killed all the monks, scholars, priests, woman and children that lived on the mountain in this battle.
Awaiting Kirin (麒麟がくる, Kirin ga Kuru) is a 2020 Japanese historical drama television series starring Hiroki Hasegawa as Akechi Mitsuhide, a samurai and general during the Sengoku period. The series is the 59th NHK taiga drama, [3] [4] [5] premiering on January 19, 2020. It is the first regular taiga drama to be fully shot in 4K ...
Akechi Mitsuyoshi. Akechi Mitsuyoshi (明智 光慶, 1569 – July 4, 1582) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and the eldest son of Akechi Mitsuhide. He stayed at Kameyama Castle when the Honnoji Incident occurred. In 1582, during Honnoji Incident, after Oda Nobutada died at Nijo Castle, he moved to Sakamoto Castle in Omi Province ...
As Nobunaga's ambitions grow, one of his generals, Akechi Mitsuhide, becomes doubtful about his intentions and betrays him. Afterward, Toyotomi Hideyoshi becomes the de facto ruler of Japan. However, the young daimyo Date Masamune refuses to submit. After Hideyoshi unified Japan, he plots to expand his reign to China.
The FX drama depicts the days leading up to one of the most important conflicts in Japanese history.