Early Modern era · 1582
Honnō-ji Incident
The Honnō-ji Incident (本能寺の変, Honnō-ji no Hen) was the attempted assassination of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji in Kyoto in 1582. Nobunaga was on the verge of unifying the country, but died by seppuku in the unexpected rebellion of his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide.
- When
- 1582
- Where
- former site of Honnō-ji
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
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