Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Akechi Mitsuhide

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Akechi Mitsuhide

明智光秀
alternative words: Mitsuhide Akechi, Mitsuhide
keywords: famous person , war lord
related topics: Sengoku period , Oda Nobunaga , Toyotomi Hideyoshi
related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milkyway-Orion/6291/ , http://www.inv.co.jp/~yoshio/HJ/
explanation: Born in 1526 in Gifu prefecture as son of a local seignior. After the death of his suzerain, he wandered place to place. He was engaged by Oda Nobunaga in 1558 but unhappy with his treatment, he sent troops to Honnoji temple at Kyoto to assassinate Nabunaga (Honnoji incident). He tried then ally other seigniors but was defeated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the battle of Yamazaki near Kyoto in 1582. He was killed by marauding peasants but a legend says that he may have escaped and become priest Tenkai.