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oda nobunaga was born in 1534, when japan was still a fractured country
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The next year, 1557, Nobunaga’s younger brother, Nobuyuki, joined in conspiracy with two family retainers and—according to legend—Nobunaga’s own mother, to depose him. Informed of the plot, Nobunaga pardoned the retainers but, by way of sending a strong message to the rest of his family, had Nobuyuki executed. In 1558, Nobunaga defeated the last of his rebellious family and, for the most part, succeeded in unifying the remainder.
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Oda Nobunaga against the Matsudaira clan and Imagawa clan
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oda nobunaga holds an alliance with tokugawa leyasu
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In 1561, when the ruler of his neighbouring province, Mino, suddenly died leaving a weak son, Saito Tatsuoki, to rule his province. He then attacked the province and forced Tatsuoki into exile.
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oda nobunaga attempts to unify japan
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in 1571, when the enryaku ji monastary came in his way, he razed it to the ground, killing monks, women and children without remorse.
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by 1574, he had vast areas in Japan under his control, and extented his navy forces to invade other islands.
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In 1576, in order to consolidate his hold on the area, Nobunaga built for his headquarters a magnificent castle at Azuchi on the shore of Lake Biwa near the capital.
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oda nobunaga dies before he saw all of japan unify. he was betrayed by one of his own general, and committed seppuka as the temple of Honno Ji which he was inside of was burning.
