Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled
Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo
during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His work was continued,
completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings
in Owari Province.
Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a
third of Japan before his death in 1582. His successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a
loyal Oda supporter, would become the first man to unify all of Japan, and was thus the first ruler of all Japan
since the Ōni War.
Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo
during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His work was continued,
completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings
in Owari Province.
Nobunaga lived a life of continuous military conquest, eventually conquering a
third of Japan before his death in 1582. His successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a
loyal Oda supporter, would become the first man to unify all of Japan, and was thus the first ruler of all Japan
since the Ōni War.