Oda Nobunaga

  • Death of Oda Nobunga
    1582 BCE

    Death of Oda Nobunga

    In June of 1582, Nobunga was at the temple of Honno- ji, in Kyoto, he was preparing to pacify teh western Japanese province, however one of his closest advisers, distracted him and led his army to attach on Nobunaga's position.
    It is said that Nobunga either killed himself (seppuku) or ritual self - disembowelment.
  • Oda Nobunaga exiles the last Ashikaga shogun, Yoshiaki
    1573 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga exiles the last Ashikaga shogun, Yoshiaki

    Oda Nobunaga, ended the long period of feudal wars, by unifying Japan and bringing together half of teh provinces in Japan under his rule.
    Ashikaga Yoshiteru was Nobunaga's older brother, who was assassinated, after his death, Nobunaga took the Ashikaga Shogunate under his wing.
  • Oda Nobunaga attacks the Buddhist Enryakuji monastic complex near Kyoto
    1571 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga attacks the Buddhist Enryakuji monastic complex near Kyoto

    The Siege of Mount Hiei, which was a battle of the Sengoku for Japan. This battle was fought between Nobunaga and the warriors, or the monasteries.
    It is said that Oda killed many monks, scholars, priests and the children that lived on teh mountain during this battle
  • Oda Nobunaga seizes Heiankyo and is the dominant military leader in central Japan
    1568 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga seizes Heiankyo and is the dominant military leader in central Japan

    Nobunga eventually took control of the capital Heiankyo (modern day Kyoto), this is where Nobunga installed Ashikaga Yoshiaki as his shogun.
  • Oda Nobunaga wins the Battle of Okehazama
    1560 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga wins the Battle of Okehazama

    Nobunga was only 27 when he defeated Yoshimoto Imagawa's huge army of 45, 000 troops, while Nobunga was outnumbered having a very small army, tenth of Imagawa's army.
  • Oda Nobunaga captures and demolishes the fortress of Iwakura
    1559 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga captures and demolishes the fortress of Iwakura

    Oda Nobunga Captures the fortress of Iwakura and relocates from the Kiyosu Castle to the Iwakura Castle in 1563
  • Oda Nobunaga destroys the town of Kiyosu
    1555 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga destroys the town of Kiyosu

    Nobunga extended his domination over rival daimyo with notable success. This is when he destroyed the town of Kiyosi in 1559 and he obliterated the fortress of Iwakura.
  • Oda Nobunaga captures Muraki castle
    1554 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga captures Muraki castle

    The unit that Nobunga created, was send into battle and they proved decisive at the siege of Muraki castle, in 1554.
    This was one of Oda Nobunga' s first victories as a young boy.
  • Oda Nobunaga becomes the lord of of Nagoya castle, Japan
    1551 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga becomes the lord of of Nagoya castle, Japan

    When Nobunga' s father dies he became the lord of the Nagoya Castle, he used this caste as his base.
  • Oda Nobunaga adds a specialist corps of 500 musketeers to his army
    1549 BCE

    Oda Nobunaga adds a specialist corps of 500 musketeers to his army

    When Nobunga was around 15 years old, he was a commander who created a specialist corps of 500 men, this unit was sent into battle ahead of other troops.
  • Birth of Oda Nobunaga
    1534 BCE

    Birth of Oda Nobunaga