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'''Azuchi Castle''' (安土城) was a [[Japan]]ese castle in [[Ōmi]] whose ruins are located in what is now {{Wiki|Ōmihachiman}}'s Azuchi neighborhood. During the [[Sengoku period]], the castle was one of the principal strongholds of [[Oda Nobunaga]] and his family household until | '''Azuchi Castle''' (安土城) was a [[Japan]]ese castle in [[Ōmi]] whose ruins are located in what is now {{Wiki|Ōmihachiman}}'s Azuchi neighborhood. During the [[Sengoku period]], the castle was one of the principal strongholds of the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Oda Nobunaga]] and his family household until Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident|murder]] in 1582.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Azuchi Castle}}</ref> [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hashiba Hideyoshi]] and Nobunaga's son {{Wiki|Oda Nobutada|Nobutada}} had residences in the castle.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
In 1582, the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] returned to Azuchi a few days after Nobunaga's death to meet with Hideyoshi's wife, Lady [[Nene]]. He arrived at her residence to find that she and her husband had become the targets of an [[assassination]] plot by [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], the general who had betrayed Nobunaga. After protecting Nene, the lady informed Yasuke that her husband had left for [[Himeji Castle]] to gather his allies, and also told the samurai about her contact [[Aoi]], who was in [[Ōtsu]] and might help his hunt of the [[Shinbakufu]], the group responsible for Nobunaga's death.<ref name="Lady of Whispers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lady of Whispers]]</ref> | In 1582, the [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] returned to Azuchi a few days after Nobunaga's death to meet with Hideyoshi's wife, Lady [[Nene]]. He arrived at her residence to find that she and her husband had become the targets of an [[assassination]] plot by [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], the general who had betrayed Nobunaga. After protecting Nene, the lady informed Yasuke that her husband had left for [[Himeji Castle]] to gather his allies, and also told the samurai about her contact [[Aoi]], who was in [[Ōtsu]] and might help his hunt of the [[Shinbakufu]], the group responsible for Nobunaga's death.<ref name="Lady of Whispers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Lady of Whispers]]</ref> | ||
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Azuchi Castle (安土城) was a Japanese castle in Ōmi whose ruins are located in what is now Ōmihachiman's Azuchi neighborhood. During the Sengoku period, the castle was one of the principal strongholds of the daimyō Oda Nobunaga and his family household until Nobunaga's murder in 1582.[1] Hashiba Hideyoshi and Nobunaga's son Nobutada had residences in the castle.[2]
History
In 1582, the samurai Yasuke returned to Azuchi a few days after Nobunaga's death to meet with Hideyoshi's wife, Lady Nene. He arrived at her residence to find that she and her husband had become the targets of an assassination plot by Akechi Mitsuhide, the general who had betrayed Nobunaga. After protecting Nene, the lady informed Yasuke that her husband had left for Himeji Castle to gather his allies, and also told the samurai about her contact Aoi, who was in Ōtsu and might help his hunt of the Shinbakufu, the group responsible for Nobunaga's death.[3]
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References
- ↑
Azuchi Castle on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Lady of Whispers