Azai clan
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The Azai clan was a prominent samurai family of Japan’s Sengoku period, known for its rule over northern Ōmi Province and its eventual destruction by Oda Nobunaga.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
ⓘ
samurai clan ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Asakura clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanFounder | Azai Sukemasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanReligion | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defeatedAtBattle |
Battle of Anegawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Odani Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionCause | military defeat by Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| formerAllyOf | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | daimyō domain ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 16th century ⓘ |
| homeProvince | Ōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
destruction during Nobunaga’s unification campaigns
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marriage alliance with Oda Nobunaga through Oichi ⓘ strategic control of routes between Kyoto and eastern Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lastMainDaimyō | Azai Nagamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterEnemyOf | Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | regional power in northern Ōmi ⓘ |
| notableCastle | Odani Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConflict | Oda–Azai–Asakura conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDescendant |
Oeyo
NERFINISHED
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Ohatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yodo-dono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDescendantClan | Kyōgoku clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | betrayal of Oda Nobunaga in favor of Asakura clan ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Azai Hisamasa
NERFINISHED
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Azai Nagamasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Azai Sukemasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMarriageAlliance |
Oda Nobunaga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oichi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRetainer |
Akao Kiyotsuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amenomori Kiyosada NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaihō Tsunachika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenter | Odani Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Oda clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyotomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion | northern Ōmi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | buke ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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