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Oda Nobunaga

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1534–1582 Also known as Nobunaga、The Fool of Owari

Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was the most transformative military commander and statesman of the late Warring States period in Japan, from the Oda clan o…

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  1. 1534–1560Owari Province · Owari ProvinceAfter succeeding as head of the family, he brought Owari's powerful clans to order and defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto against the odds at the Battle of Okehazama (1560), laying the foundation for his expansion.
  2. 1561–1582Kansai region · Kansai regionIn 1568 he entered Kyoto and installed Ashikaga Yoshiteru as shogun, then successively defeated the Takeda, Azai, Asakura, and other powers, controlling the capital region and several trade routes, promoting land surveys and rakuichi-rakuza policies, and commanding the provinces under the banner of 'Tenka Fubu'.

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