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Nobunaga Santo
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify Japan in the 1560s. Nobunaga emerged as the most powerful ''daimyō'', overthrowing the nominally ruling shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki and dissolving the Ashikaga Shogunate in 1573. He conquered most of Honshu island by 1580, and defeated the '' Ikkō-ikki'' rebels in the 1580s. Nobunaga's rule was noted for innovative military tactics, fostering of free trade, reforms of Japan's civil government, and the start of the Momoyama historical art period, but also for the brutal suppression of those who refused to cooperate or yield to his demands. Nobunaga was killed in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582, when his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide ambushed him in Kyoto and forced him to commit . Nobunaga was succeeded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who along with To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oda (surname)
Oda (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Oda Nobuhide, Nobuhide Oda (1510–1551), Japanese warlord and magistrate of lower Owari Province *Oda Nobunaga, Nobunaga Oda (1534–1582), initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate *Oda Nobutada, Nobutada Oda (1557–1582), Japanese samurai, eldest son of Nobunaga Oda *Oda Nobukatsu, Nobukatsu Oda (1558–1630), Japanese samurai, second son of Nobunaga Oda *Oda Hidenobu, Hidenobu Oda (1580–1605), son of Nobutada Oda *Sakunosuke Oda (1913–1947), Japanese writer *Ben Oda (1915–1984), Japanese-American comics letterer *Bev Oda (born 1944), Canadian politician *, Japanese gymnast *Eiichirō Oda (born 1975), Japanese manga artist, author of ''One Piece'' *, Japanese volleyball player *Kazumasa Oda (born 1947), Japanese singer-songwriter and composer *, Japanese general *, Japanese World War II flying ace *Nobunari Oda (born 1987), Japanese figure skater *Sakura Oda (born 1999), Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
