Ishiyama Hongan-ji War

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The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War was a protracted late-16th-century conflict in Japan between the militant Ikkō-ikki sect based at the Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress and the forces of warlord Oda Nobunaga, emblematic of the intense religious and political struggles of the Sengoku period.

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instanceOf Sengoku period conflict
siege
war
aftermath site later became Osaka Castle under Toyotomi Hideyoshi
belligerent Ikkō-ikki
Jōdo Shinshū
surface form: Jōdo Shinshū Hongan-ji sect

Oda Nobunaga
Oda clan
cause Oda Nobunaga’s attempt to suppress Ikkō-ikki power
Oda Nobunaga’s campaign to unify Japan
combatantsCharacteristic involvement of peasant and commoner followers of Ikkō-ikki
commander Kennyo
Oda Nobunaga
conflictType civil conflict
religious war
conflictWith Oda Nobunaga’s anti-temple policies
country Japan
duration approximately 10 years
endDate 1580
era Azuchi–Momoyama period
historicalSignificance emblematic of religious and political struggles of the Sengoku period
major confrontation between secular authority and militant Buddhism in Japan
location Ishiyama Hongan-ji
Osaka
Settsu Province NERFINISHED
mainStronghold Ishiyama Hongan-ji temple fortress
militaryStrategy prolonged siege and blockade by Oda forces
use of fortified temple complex by Ikkō-ikki
notableEvent long-term siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji
naval support from Mōri clan to Ishiyama Hongan-ji
opponentSupport Mōri clan
various local Ikkō-ikki leagues
outcome consolidation of Oda Nobunaga’s power in central Japan
partOf Sengoku period
precededBy earlier Ikkō-ikki uprisings
relatedTo Ikkō-ikki uprisings in Kaga
Oda Nobunaga’s siege warfare campaigns
religiousAffiliation Jōdo Shinshū
surface form: Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism
religiousDimension conflict between Oda Nobunaga and Jōdo Shinshū Hongan-ji leadership
result Oda Nobunaga victory
destruction of Ishiyama Hongan-ji
end of Ikkō-ikki stronghold at Ishiyama
evacuation of Hongan-ji monks
startDate 1570
treatyOrAgreement negotiated surrender of Ishiyama Hongan-ji in 1580

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Sengoku period hasKeyEvent Ishiyama Hongan-ji War