Incident at Honnō-ji

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Incident at Honnō-ji was the 1582 coup in Kyoto in which the warlord Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and forced to commit suicide, dramatically altering the course of Japan’s unification.

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Honnō-ji Incident 5
Incident at Honnō-ji canonical 2
Honnō-ji 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assassination
coup
historical event
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Honnō-ji Incident
Honnō-ji no Hen
buildingDestroyed Honnō-ji temple
linked to: Honnō-ji
cause rebellion of Akechi Mitsuhide against Oda Nobunaga
commander Akechi Mitsuhide
conflictType internal coup within Oda clan
country Japan
date 1582-06-21
followedBy Battle of Yamazaki
Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s consolidation of power
genre Japanese historical event
hasEffectOn Azuchi–Momoyama period
political structure of late Sengoku Japan
historicalEra Azuchi–Momoyama period
languageOfName Japanese
location Honnō-ji
Kyoto
Yamashiro Province NERFINISHED
mainSubject Oda Nobunaga
methodOfKilling forced seppuku of Oda Nobunaga
notableFigure Akechi Mitsuhide
Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
participant Akechi Mitsuhide
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobutada
partOf Sengoku period conflicts
perpetrator Akechi Mitsuhide
result collapse of Oda Nobunaga’s regime
death of Oda Nobunaga
delay in the unification of Japan
power vacuum in central Japan
rise of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
subsequent Battle of Yamazaki
linked to: Battle of Yamazaki
shortDescription 1582 coup in Kyoto in which Oda Nobunaga was betrayed and forced to commit suicide
significance end of Oda Nobunaga’s campaign for national unification
turning point in the unification of Japan
timePeriod Sengoku period
topic Japanese unification
feudal Japan politics
samurai warfare
victim Oda Nobunaga
year 1582

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Sengoku period hasKeyEvent Incident at Honnō-ji
Oda Nobunaga placeOfDeath Honnō-ji
linked to: Incident at Honnō-ji
Oda Nobunaga event Honnō-ji Incident
linked to: Incident at Honnō-ji
Oda Nobunaga victimOf Honnō-ji Incident
linked to: Incident at Honnō-ji
Incident at Honnō-ji alsoKnownAs Honnō-ji Incident
linked to: Incident at Honnō-ji
Incident at Honnō-ji alsoKnownAs Honnō-ji no Hen
linked to: Incident at Honnō-ji
Akechi Mitsuhide knownFor Honnō-ji Incident
linked to: Incident at Honnō-ji
Akechi Mitsuhide dateOfEvent Honnō-ji Incident 1582
linked to: Incident at Honnō-ji
Akechi Mitsuhide notableBattle Honnō-ji Incident
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Azuchi–Momoyama period notableEvent Incident at Honnō-ji