Siege of Mount Hiei
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The Siege of Mount Hiei was Oda Nobunaga’s brutal 1571 assault on the Enryaku-ji temple complex, in which he destroyed the warrior monks’ stronghold and massacred its inhabitants to consolidate his power during Japan’s Sengoku period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Mount Hiei canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
massacre
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military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
attack on Enryaku-ji (1571)
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burning of Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Oda clan
NERFINISHED
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forces of Oda Nobunaga ⓘ sōhei ⓘ warrior monks of Enryaku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of monks and civilians killed ⓘ |
| commander | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Sengoku period conflict
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assault on religious complex ⓘ |
| consequence |
decline of militant Buddhist institutions in the region
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strengthening of centralizing warlord authority ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1571 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Oda campaigns toward unification of Japan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
burning of temples
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killing of noncombatants ⓘ |
| location |
Enryaku-ji
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Hiei NERFINISHED ⓘ near Kyoto ⓘ |
| motive |
to neutralize a powerful religious-military rival
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to secure control over Kyoto region ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutality of the assault
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destruction of a major Tendai Buddhist center ⓘ |
| opponent | Tendai Buddhist warrior monks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oda Nobunaga’s campaigns of unification
NERFINISHED
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Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oda Nobunaga’s rise in Owari and Mino ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Tendai Buddhism ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of Oda Nobunaga’s power
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decisive Oda victory ⓘ destruction of Enryaku-ji temple complex ⓘ elimination of Enryaku-ji as a military power ⓘ massacre of inhabitants ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
intimidation of other religious and secular rivals
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removal of Enryaku-ji’s interference in regional politics ⓘ |
| target |
Enryaku-ji temple complex
NERFINISHED
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warrior monks’ stronghold on Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| year | 1571 ⓘ |
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