Honnōji incident
Honnōji incident
Part of: Japanese Unification Wars
Honnōji incident
| date | June 21, 1582 |
|---|---|
| place | Kyoto , Japan |
| output | Akechi Mitsuhide's victory, Nobunaga's assassination |
| Parties to the conflict | |
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Akechi clan |
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| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| Small bodyguards and other entourage (a few hundred men maximum) | 13,000 men |
| losses | |
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high |
probably minimal |
In the so-called Honnōji incident on June 21, 1582 Akechi Mitsuhide put a coup against his liege lord Oda Nobunaga and attacked him in the temple of Honnōji in Kyoto . The vastly outnumbered and unprepared Oda troops were almost completely wiped out. When Nobunaga realized his defeat, he withdrew to the temple and killed himself ( Seppuku ). His eldest son and heir, Oda Nobutada , also died in the attack. Akechi Mitsuhide was killed a few days later by a follower of the Oda, Hashiba Hideyoshi , in response to this act at the Battle of Yamazaki .
literature
- Stephen Turnbull: Toyotomi Hideyoshi , London 2011.