Oda Nobunaga's campaigns for unification (1551–1582)

1. Nobunaga succeeds as Oda clan head

   Jan 1, 1551Labels: Oda Nobunaga, Oda clan, Owari Province

   • Britannica
   • SamuraiWiki

2. Victory at the Battle of Muraki Castle

   Jan 24, 1554Labels: Battle of, Imagawa clan, Chita Peninsula

   • Muraki

3. Nobunaga secures Kiyosu and southern Owari

   Apr 20, 1554Labels: Kiyosu, Owari Province, Oda Nobunaga

   • Kiyosu

4. Decisive victory at Okehazama

   Jun 12, 1560Labels: Battle of, Imagawa Yoshimoto

   • Okehazama

5. Fall of Inabayama Castle and conquest of Mino

   Sep 27, 1567Labels: Inabayama Castle, Sait clan, Mino Province

   • Inabayama

6. Nobunaga enters Kyoto backing Ashikaga Yoshiaki

   Jan 1, 1568Labels: Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Oda Nobunaga

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   • Yoshiaki

7. Retreat from Kanegasaki after Azai defection

   Jan 1, 1570Labels: Kanegasaki, Azai Nagamasa, Echizen campaign

   • Kanegasaki

8. Oda–Tokugawa victory at Anegawa

   Jul 30, 1570Labels: Battle of, Tokugawa Ieyasu

   • Anegawa

9. Destruction of Enryaku-ji in the Siege of Mount Hiei

   Sep 30, 1571Labels: Enryaku-ji, Mount Hiei, Tendai

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10. Exile of Ashikaga Yoshiaki ends Muromachi shogunate

    Jul 1, 1573Labels: Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Muromachi shogunate, Kyoto

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11. Fall of Ichijōdani and destruction of the Asakura

    Sep 1, 1573Labels: Ichij dani, Asakura clan, Echizen

    • Ichijodani

12. Siege of Odani ends the Azai clan

    Oct 1, 1573Labels: Odani Castle, Azai clan, mi Province

    • Odani

13. Oda–Tokugawa victory at the Battle of Nagashino

    Jun 28, 1575Labels: Battle of, Takeda Katsuyori, Tokugawa Ieyasu

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    • Nagashino

14. Construction begins on Azuchi Castle

    Jan 1, 1576Labels: Azuchi Castle, Lake Biwa, Oda Nobunaga

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15. Mōri navy breaks Oda blockade at Kizugawaguchi

    Jan 1, 1576Labels: Kizugawaguchi, M ri, Kuki Yoshitaka

    • Kizugawaguchi

16. Azuchi Castle completed as Nobunaga’s residence

    Jan 1, 1579Labels: Azuchi Castle, donjon, Oda residence

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    • Azuchi

17. Surrender of Ishiyama Hongan-ji ends decade-long war

    Aug 1, 1580Labels: Ishiyama Hongan-ji, Ikk -ikki, Osaka

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    • AzuchiMomoyama

18. Siege of Takatō in the Takeda campaign

    Mar 2, 1582Labels: Takat Castle, Oda Nobutada, Takeda campaign

    • Takato

19. Battle of Tenmokuzan destroys the Takeda leadership

    Mar 11, 1582Labels: Battle of, Takeda Katsuyori

    • Tenmokuzan

20. Akechi Mitsuhide kills Nobunaga in the Honnō-ji Incident

    Jun 21, 1582Labels: Honn -ji, Akechi Mitsuhide, Oda Nobunaga

    • Honnoji

21. Hideyoshi defeats Mitsuhide at the Battle of Yamazaki

    Jul 2, 1582Labels: Battle of, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Akechi Mitsuhide

    • Yamazaki