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Oda Nobunaga

Military Leaders and Commanders

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese samurai and daimyo and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods.

Facts
Birth Year
1534 1
Birth Date
1534-06-23 1
Death Date
1582-06-21 1
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
Role (category)
Military Leader 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Associated With

The Sengoku Period, Eras

In Era

The Early Modern Period, Eras
Source Oda Nobunaga (Wikipedia)

Succeeded By

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Historical Figures
Additional Source Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Wikipedia)Lead section (edge: succeeded-by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
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Originated In

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikidata: Oda Nobunaga
Sources
1. Oda Nobunaga (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長; [o.da (|) no.bɯ(ꜜ).na.ɡa, -na.ŋa] ; 23 June 1534 - 21 June 1582) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods.
  • Infobox (born)
    23 June 1534
  • Infobox (died)
    21 June 1582
  • Oda Nobunaga: Gender
    He was the Tenka-bito (天下人; lit. 'person under heaven') and regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan.
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • lead paragraph and infobox
    was a Japanese samurai and daimyō and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods.
  • In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
    Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長; [o.da (|) no.bɯ(ꜜ).na.ɡa, -na.ŋa] ; 23 June 1534 - 21 June 1582) was a Japanese samurai and daimyō and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods.
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Wikidata: Oda Nobunaga
Wikidata Q171411, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSucceeded By: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Lead section (edge: succeeded-by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
Quote, Succeeded By: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Lead section (edge: succeeded-by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
After Nobunaga was killed in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582, Hideyoshi defeated the lord's assassin, Akechi Mitsuhide, at the Battle of Yamazaki and became his successor.
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