Editing Battle of Yamazaki

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|name = Battle of Yamazaki
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|date = 2 July 1582
|place = [[Yamazaki]], [[Yamashiro]], [[Japan]]
|result = [[Akechi Mitsuhide]]'s forces defeated
*[[Shōryū-ji Castle]] was sieged
*[[Akechi clan]] leader and [[Shinbakufu]] member [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] killed by [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] member and [[Iga]]n ''[[Ninja|shinobi]]'' [[Yasuke]]
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|side2 = {{Wiki|Toyotomi clan}}
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|commanders1 = [[Akechi Mitsuhide]]†
|commanders2 = [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba Hideyoshi]]
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|forces1 = Akechi clan
|forces2 = Toyotomi clan<br>[[Oda clan]]<br>[[Fujibayashi Naoe]]<br>[[Yasuke]]
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The '''Battle of Yamazaki''' took place at [[Yamazaki]], [[Japan]] in 2 July 1582 during the late [[Sengoku period]]. It was fought between the forces led by former [[Oda clan|Oda]] retainer and general [[Hashiba Hideyoshi]], aided by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']], and [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], leader of the [[Akechi clan]] and [[Shinbakufu]] member, and his forces.

==Prelude==
On 21 June 1582, [[Oda Nobunaga]] had committed [[Honnō-ji incident|suicide]] at [[Honnō-ji]] after [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] betrayed and successfully attacked the temple.<ref name="Temple of the Horseman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple of the Horseman]]</ref> However, the [[Iga]]n ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and former [[Oda clan|Oda]] retainer [[Yasuke]] later joined forces as they sought Mitsuhide and his allies in the secret collective, the [[Shinbakufu]], for the part of her [[Fujibayashi Nagato|father]]'s death<ref name="The Onryo Samurai">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Onryo Samurai]]</ref> and Nobunaga's death, respectively.<ref name="Temple of the Horseman"/> They later established their [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Kakushiba ''ikki'']]<ref name="Lightning and Thunder">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lightning and Thunder]]</ref> and within two weeks, they subsequently hunted down nearly all the remaining Shinbakufu members successfully.<ref name="Broken Horn">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Broken Horn]]</ref><ref name="Spring and Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Spring and Fall]]</ref><ref name="Showdown in Sakamoto">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Showdown in Sakamoto]]</ref><ref name="The Wheel Unmasked">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Wheel Unmasked]]</ref><ref name="The Performer">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Performer (memory)|The Performer]]</ref><ref name="Darkness Falls">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Darkness Falls]]</ref><ref name="Lost Honor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lost Honor]]</ref>

==The Battle==
On 1 July 1582, Naoe and Yasuke met with [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba Hideyoshi]]'s wife and ally, [[Nene]], who informed to meet her husband at the battlegrounds where he planned to siege [[Shōryū-ji Castle]].<ref name="The Peasant Who Would Be King">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Peasant Who Would Be King]]</ref> Within the next day, they met with Hideyoshi and informed him that they would aid in his attack while they planned to confront Mitsuhide alone during the battle.<ref name="Topple the Traitor">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Topple the Traitor]]</ref>

Hideyoshi soon led his forces against Mitsuhide at [[Yamazaki]] and pushed him back towards Shōryū-ji Castle, where Mitsuhide gathered his remaining forces. While Hideyoshi readied his men for their assault, Mitsuhide saw no reinforcements from any allies, especially his leader [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] but planned to fight anyway. However, while Hideyoshi fought against Mitsuhide's forces, Mitsuhide soon left to escape until he was confronted Naoe and Yasuke. While the [[Akechi clan]] leader fled and left his [[soldier]]s to fight them, Naoe and Yasuke defeated his men and gave chase after him.<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/>

With his forces dwindled, Mitsuhide arrived on the river besides the village [[Ōyamazaki]]. However, tired of running, he dismissed his soldiers before meeting Naoe and Yasuke head-on. For one last time, Mitsuhide fought against the pair and was ultimately bested. In his last breath, he admitted that his leader was the former ''shōgun'' Yoshiaki and commended Yasuke for being Nobunaga's best samurai. Before he could commit ''seppuku'', Naoe ultimately killed him with her blade and gave him a dishonorable death. Hideyoshi later found and thanked them for their service before stating his role to follow Nobunaga's goals and leading the country towards unification.<ref name="Topple the Traitor"/>

==Aftermath==
Naoe and Yasuke later tracked down Yoshiaki at [[Kurama-dera|Kuramadera Temple]] north of [[Kyoto]]. There, Yoshiaki returned the box with the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan|regalia]] inside. To walk away with his life, he gave both of them information on the last known location of "[[Fujibayashi Tsuyu|another shadow]]" and the mention of the [[Japanese Rite of the Templar Order|Templar]] [[Kimura Kei]] stationed in [[Kii]], respectively.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> Meanwhile, with his victory, Hideyoshi rose in power and influence and was seen as Nobunaga's successor.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''

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