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Created page with "{{Era|Timeline}}{{WP-REAL}} The '''siege of Mount Hiei''' was a battle between Oda Nobunaga and the warrior monks of the monasteries on Mount Hiei, Japan on 30 September 1571. Mount Hiei was home to the {{Wiki|Tendai|Tendai sect}} of Buddhism<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01">''Echoes of History'' – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period</ref> and its temple complex of {{Wiki|Enryaku-ji}} had given refuge to Nobunaga's enem..."
 
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The '''siege of Mount Hiei''' was a battle between [[Oda Nobunaga]] and the warrior monks of the monasteries on [[Mount Hiei]], [[Japan]] on 30 September 1571.
The '''siege of Mount Hiei''' was a battle on 30 September 1571 between [[Oda Nobunaga]] and the ''[[sōhei]]''<ref>{{WP|Siege of Mount Hiei}}</ref> of the monasteries on [[Mount Hiei]], [[Japan]]. In the 16th century, Mount Hiei was home to a {{Wiki|Tendai|Tendai sect}} of [[Buddhism|Buddhists]]<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period</ref> and their temple complex of [[Enryaku-ji]] had given refuge to the surviving {{Wiki|Asakura clan|Asakura}} and {{Wiki|Azai clan}} members who had fled their defeat following the [[Battle of Anegawa]].<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref> This perceived transgression, coupled with Nobunaga's dislike of the idea that Buddhists would interfere in his running of the country, prompted his incursion up the mountain.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01" />


Mount Hiei was home to the {{Wiki|Tendai|Tendai sect}} of [[Buddhism]]<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period</ref> and its temple complex of {{Wiki|Enryaku-ji}} had given refuge to Nobunaga's enemies.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref> This perceived transgression, coupled with Nobunaga's dislike of the idea that Buddhist sects would interfere in the running of the country, prompted his incursion up the mountain.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01"/>
In the fall of 1571,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> Nobunaga and his troops attacked Mount Hiei. According to eyewitnesses, they massacred anything living on the mountain, including people unrelated to the Tendai sect<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01" /> and even animals.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> In addition to the human toll, there was a massive loss of history and culture, as the Oda troops also burned down almost every building of the temple complex,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /><ref name="Echoes Shadows 01" /><ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> with the exception of one small building that got overlooked.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05" /> A number of the buildings on Mount Hiei were rebuilt through the first half of the 17th century<ref>{{WP|Enryaku-ji}}</ref> and still stand today.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07" />
 
In the fall of 1571,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/> Nobunaga and his troops attacked Mount Hiei, where according to eyewitness accounts, they massacred anything living on the mountain, including both people unrelated to the Tendai sect,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 01"/> and even animals.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>
 
In addition to the human toll, there was a massive loss of history and culture, as the Oda troops also burned down almost every building of the temple complex,<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/><ref name="Echoes Shadows 01"/><ref name="Echoes Shadows 07">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City</ref> with the exception of one small building that got overlooked.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>
 
A number of the buildings on Mount Hiei were rebuilt through the first half of the 17th century,<ref>{{WP|Enryaku-ji}}</ref> and still stand today.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 07"/>


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*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Mdat}}


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The siege of Mount Hiei was a battle on 30 September 1571 between Oda Nobunaga and the sōhei[1] of the monasteries on Mount Hiei, Japan. In the 16th century, Mount Hiei was home to a Tendai sect of Buddhists[2] and their temple complex of Enryaku-ji had given refuge to the surviving Asakura and Azai clan members who had fled their defeat following the Battle of Anegawa.[3] This perceived transgression, coupled with Nobunaga's dislike of the idea that Buddhists would interfere in his running of the country, prompted his incursion up the mountain.[2]

In the fall of 1571,[3] Nobunaga and his troops attacked Mount Hiei. According to eyewitnesses, they massacred anything living on the mountain, including people unrelated to the Tendai sect[2] and even animals.[3] In addition to the human toll, there was a massive loss of history and culture, as the Oda troops also burned down almost every building of the temple complex,[3][2][4] with the exception of one small building that got overlooked.[3] A number of the buildings on Mount Hiei were rebuilt through the first half of the 17th century[5] and still stand today.[4]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Siege of Mount Hiei on Wikipedia
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga
  4. 4.0 4.1 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City
  5. Enryaku-ji on Wikipedia