Battle of Yamazaki

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battle event in Japanese history military conflict

The Battle of Yamazaki was a pivotal 1582 conflict in Japan in which Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, avenging Oda Nobunaga’s death and consolidating power on the path toward national unification.

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Surface form	Occurrences
subsequent Battle of Yamazaki	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in Japanese history ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
aftermath	Toyotomi Hideyoshi emerged as Nobunaga’s principal successor NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi gained political dominance over other Oda retainers NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalOrder	fought shortly after the Honnō-ji Incident ⓘ
combatant	Akechi Mitsuhide NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Akechi Mitsuhide NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	feudal clan battle ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
describedBySource	Japanese historical chronicles ⓘ
follows	Honnō-ji Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	Honnō-ji Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	shifted balance of power in central Japan ⓘ strengthened Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s claim to national leadership ⓘ
hasOutcome	consolidation of control over central Honshu ⓘ elimination of a major rival to Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ
hasParticipant	Akechi Mitsuhide NERFINISHED ⓘ Akechi clan forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Oda clan forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 16th century Japan ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Yamazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ border of Settsu Province and Yamashiro Province ⓘ
namedAfter	Yamazaki area NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	forces loyal to Akechi Mitsuhide ⓘ forces loyal to Oda Nobunaga ⓘ
opposingCommander	Akechi Mitsuhide NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s campaign to unify Japan ⓘ
pointInTime	1582 ⓘ July 2, 1582 ⓘ
relatedTo	Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi regime NERFINISHED ⓘ process of Japanese national unification ⓘ
result	Toyotomi Hideyoshi victory ⓘ avenge Oda Nobunaga’s death ⓘ defeat and death of Akechi Mitsuhide ⓘ
significance	consolidation of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s power ⓘ decisive end to Akechi Mitsuhide’s rebellion ⓘ pivotal step toward unification of Japan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Toyotomi clan → keyBattle → Battle of Yamazaki ⓘ

Incident at Honnō-ji → result → Battle of Yamazaki ⓘ

this entity surface form: subsequent Battle of Yamazaki

Incident at Honnō-ji → followedBy → Battle of Yamazaki ⓘ

Akechi Mitsuhide → deathEvent → Battle of Yamazaki ⓘ

Akechi Mitsuhide → notableBattle → Battle of Yamazaki ⓘ

Azuchi–Momoyama period → notableEvent → Battle of Yamazaki ⓘ