Ōgimachi
Emperor Ōgimachi ( Japanese 正 親 町 天皇 , Ōgimachi-tennō ; * June 18, 1517 , † February 6, 1593 ) was the 106th Tennō of Japan (1557-17 December 1586).
The beginning of his reign falls in the Sengoku period , the time of the warring states. Neither the Tennō nor the Muromachi shogunate had any real power. Japan was fragmented into countless territories, the rulers of which waged wars against one another in frequently changing alliances. Ōgimachi used Oda Nobunaga to restore authority as emperor. In 1575 , Oda Nobunaga won the Battle of Nagashino over the Takeda army, which consisted mainly of cavalry. This victory was based not least on the first-time use of firearms on a larger scale. In the following time Oda Nobunaga prepared himself to fight his remaining enemies, between 1576 and 1579 he built the fortress Azuchi, which later gave part of its name to the Azuchi Momoyama period . In 1582, Oda Nobunaga and his eldest son were ambushed and forced to commit suicide by Akechi Mitsuhide , one of his most important confidants and military leaders. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who at that time was fighting as a general for Nobunaga in the west of the country, returned, killed the traitor Akechi Mitsuhide and assumed rule. With Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the second of the three unifiers emerged. Hideyoshi was the most powerful man in the country in 1585 after some power struggles .
Emperor Ōgimachi resigned on December 17, 1586, successor was his grandson Go-Yōzei . Ōgimachi died on February 6, 1593.
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- ↑ http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Toyotomi_Hideyoshi from November 26, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Go-Nara |
Emperor of Japan 1557 - 1586 |
Go-yozei |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ōgimachi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 106. Tennō of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1517 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1593 |