Akechi Mitsuhide
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Akechi.
Akechi Mitsuhide (明智光秀) (1528? - July 2, 1582) was a Japanese Samurai.
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Career [change]
He was a general in the forces of Oda Nobunaga.[1]
Timeline [change]
- 1580 (Tenshō 8): Akechi was put in charge of establishing a survey of Yamato Province in the area of modern Nara Prefecture[1]
- 1581 (Tenshō 9): Akechi was charged with making a survey of Tango Province north of Kyoto[1]
- 1582 (Tenshō 10): Nobunaga was assassinated by Akechi Mitsuhide.[2]
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References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Akechi Mitsuhide" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 18.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Honnō-ji" at p. 350.
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