Akechi Mitsuhide

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Akechi Mitsuhide was a samurai general of Japan’s Sengoku period best known for betraying and causing the death of his lord Oda Nobunaga in the 1582 Honnō-ji Incident.

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Akechi Mitsuhide canonical 7
Mitsuhide 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf daimyō
historical figure
military commander
samurai
allegiance Ashikaga clan
surface form: Ashikaga shogunate

Oda clan
associatedWith Honnō-ji
surface form: Honnō-ji temple

Kyoto
birthYear 1528
clan Akechi clan
country Japan
culture Japanese
dateOfEvent Incident at Honnō-ji
surface form: Honnō-ji Incident 1582
deathCause killed in battle
deathEvent Battle of Yamazaki
deathPlace Yamazaki, Japan
deathYear 1582
era Azuchi–Momoyama period
familyName Akechi
gender male
givenName Akechi Mitsuhide self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mitsuhide
historicalReputation short-lived rule after Nobunaga’s death
traitor to his lord
knownFor Incident at Honnō-ji
surface form: Honnō-ji Incident

betrayal of Oda Nobunaga
causing the death of Oda Nobunaga
lord Oda Nobunaga
militaryRank general
notableBattle Battle of Yamazaki
Incident at Honnō-ji
surface form: Honnō-ji Incident
notableEvent coup at Honnō-ji
occupation daimyō
general
samurai
opponent Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
period Sengoku period
predecessorAsRegionalPower Oda Nobunaga
regionOfActivity central Japan
religion Buddhism
servedUnder Ashikaga Yoshiaki
Oda Nobunaga
successorAsRegionalPower Toyotomi Hideyoshi
title Lord of Sakamoto

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Sengoku period hasKeyFigure Akechi Mitsuhide
Oda Nobunaga ally Akechi Mitsuhide
Oda Nobunaga killedBy Akechi Mitsuhide
Incident at Honnō-ji perpetrator Akechi Mitsuhide
Incident at Honnō-ji commander Akechi Mitsuhide
Incident at Honnō-ji participant Akechi Mitsuhide
Incident at Honnō-ji notableFigure Akechi Mitsuhide
Akechi Mitsuhide givenName Akechi Mitsuhide self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mitsuhide