Honnō-ji Incident

Honnō-ji Incident

The Honnō-ji Incident refers to the forced suicide on 21 June 1582, of Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide. This occurred in Honnō-ji, a temple in Kyoto, ending Nobunaga's quest to consolidate centralized power in Japan under his authority.

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Akechi Mitsuhide

Akechi Mitsuhide

Japanese samurai