Editing Ishiyama Hongan-ji War

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The '''Ishiyama Hongan-ji War''' was a [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] military campaign by [[Oda Nobunaga]] and his forces against the [[Ikkō-ikki]], a faction of the {{Wiki|Jōdo Shinshū}} [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect, lasting from 1570 until 1580.

The Jōdo Shinshū were a sect whose power and wealth worried Nobunaga, who feared that the sect could issue a statement against him, declaring him an enemy and raising armies from their followers. He then launched a siege against their {{Wiki|Ishiyama Hongan-ji|main compound}} in [[Osaka]], which lasted much longer than expected due to the waterways leading to the complex since Chief Abbot {{Wiki|Kōsa}} had allies that managed to supply the castle by sea until Oda eventually defeated these mariners.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period</ref>

The Ikkō-ikki surrendered in 1580, after a court noble was sent by [[Michihito|Emperor Ōgimachi]] to broker a settlement between the two parties.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref> When the Ikkō-ikki were forced out of their fortress, Kōsa's son set fire to the complex, not wishing for it to fall into Nobunaga's hands.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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