Azuchi–Momoyama period

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The Azuchi–Momoyama period was a brief late-16th-century era in Japanese history marked by the unification efforts of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, vibrant castle culture, and the transition toward the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Azuchi–Momoyama period canonical 37
Momoyama period 2
Azuchi–Momoyama regime 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese historical era
historical period
alsoKnownAs Oda–Toyotomi period
Shoku-Hō period
associatedArtStyle Momoyama painting
gold-leaf screen paintings
opulent castle interior decoration
associatedCulturalFigure Sen no Rikyū
associatedCulturalPractice development of chanoyu (tea ceremony)
characterizedBy Christian missionary activity
castle building boom
expansion of foreign trade
flourishing of arts and culture
political unification
country Japan
dominantGovernment Oda clan rule
Toyotomi regime
emergent Tokugawa authority
endReason victory of Tokugawa Ieyasu at Sekigahara
endTime 1600
follows Sengoku period
hasCapital Azuchi
Fushimi
Kyoto
hasCause military unification of Japan
hasEffect end of Sengoku period warfare
establishment of Tokugawa shogunate
namedAfter Azuchi Castle
linked to: Azuchi Castle ruins

Fushimi-Momoyama Castle
linked to: Fushimi Castle
notableEvent Battle of Komaki and Nagakute
Battle of Nagashino
Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Shizugatake
Battle of Yamazaki
Incident at Honnō-ji
Korean invasions of 1592–1598
Kyūshū campaign
linked to: Kyushu Campaign

Odawara campaign
notableStructure Azuchi Castle
linked to: Azuchi Castle ruins

Fushimi-Momoyama Castle
linked to: Fushimi Castle

Himeji Castle main keep (early form)
linked to: Himeji Castle

Osaka Castle
partOf late Sengoku era
precedes Edo period
religiousContext Buddhist temple influence in politics
spread of Christianity in Japan
significantPerson Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
startTime 1573

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Sengoku period followedBy Azuchi–Momoyama period
Jidai Matsuri representsPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Nagasaki trading post flourishedIn Azuchi–Momoyama period
Tokugawa shogunate precededBy Azuchi–Momoyama period
Wakayama Castle historicalEra Azuchi–Momoyama period
Tokugawa Ieyasu era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Battle of Sekigahara era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Sakai City historicalEraOfProsperity Azuchi–Momoyama period
Taikō historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Odawara campaign historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Nene timePeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Sen no Rikyū era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Toyotomi clan era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Fushimi Castle historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Oda Nobunaga associatedWith Azuchi–Momoyama period
Catholic community of Nagasaki historicalEra Azuchi–Momoyama period
Toyotomi Hideyori era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Toyotomi Tsurumatsu era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Hiroshima Castle historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Azuchi Castle ruins associatedWith Azuchi–Momoyama period
Yodo-dono era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Date Masamune era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Miidera (Onjō-ji) periodOfMajorBuildings Momoyama period
linked to: Azuchi–Momoyama period
Enryaku-ji rebuiltInPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Osaki Hachimangu Shrine culturalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Ashikaga clan successorShogunate Azuchi–Momoyama regime
linked to: Azuchi–Momoyama period
Incident at Honnō-ji hasEffectOn Azuchi–Momoyama period
Incident at Honnō-ji historicalEra Azuchi–Momoyama period
Battle of Nagashino era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Karamon gate periodOfDevelopment Azuchi–Momoyama period
Fushimi historicalEra Azuchi–Momoyama period
Akechi Mitsuhide era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Shimazu Yoshihisa era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Chikubu Island eraOfSignificance Azuchi–Momoyama period
Azuchi–Momoyama period alsoKnownAs Oda–Toyotomi period
linked to: Azuchi–Momoyama period
Kinoshita Tōkichirō era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Konchi-in hasPeriodOfSignificance Momoyama period
linked to: Azuchi–Momoyama period
Emperor Go-Yōzei era Azuchi–Momoyama period
Emperor Go-Yōzei historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Kampaku significantPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Sakai, Osaka historicalPeriodOfFlourishing Azuchi–Momoyama period