japan-oda nobunaga

By goose wayne
  • 1534

    birth

    birth
    oda nobunaga was born in 1534, when japan was still a fractured country
  • Period: 1557 to 1558

    family problems

    The next year, 1557, Nobunaga’s younger brother, Nobuyuki, joined in conspiracy with two family retainers and—according to legend—Nobunaga’s own mother, to depose him. Informed of the plot, Nobunaga pardoned the retainers but, by way of sending a strong message to the rest of his family, had Nobuyuki executed. In 1558, Nobunaga defeated the last of his rebellious family and, for the most part, succeeded in unifying the remainder.
  • Period: 1560 to 1560

    the battle of Okehazama

    Oda Nobunaga against the Matsudaira clan and Imagawa clan
  • 1561

    alliance

    alliance
    oda nobunaga holds an alliance with tokugawa leyasu
  • 1561

    Oda attacks Tatsuoki

    Oda attacks Tatsuoki
    In 1561, when the ruler of his neighbouring province, Mino, suddenly died leaving a weak son, Saito Tatsuoki, to rule his province. He then attacked the province and forced Tatsuoki into exile.
  • 1568

    unify

    unify
    oda nobunaga attempts to unify japan
  • 1571

    Siege of Mount Hiei

    Siege of Mount Hiei
    in 1571, when the enryaku ji monastary came in his way, he razed it to the ground, killing monks, women and children without remorse.
  • 1574

    control

    control
    by 1574, he had vast areas in Japan under his control, and extented his navy forces to invade other islands.
  • 1576

    castle

    castle
    In 1576, in order to consolidate his hold on the area, Nobunaga built for his headquarters a magnificent castle at Azuchi on the shore of Lake Biwa near the capital.
  • Jun 21, 1582

    death

    death
    oda nobunaga dies before he saw all of japan unify. he was betrayed by one of his own general, and committed seppuka as the temple of Honno Ji which he was inside of was burning.