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Honnō-ji before Oda Nobunaga's death

Honnō-ji (本能寺) is a Nichiren Buddhist temple in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple is most notable for the incident that saw Akechi Mitsuhide, one of Oda Nobunaga's closest generals and a Shinbakufu member, betray his lord by forcing him to commit seppuku,[1] the event which came to be known as the Honnō-ji incident.[2]

History

On 1 June 1582, Lord Oda Nobunaga and his forces were attacked in a betrayal by one of his generals Akechi Mitsuhide.[1] Having planned in advance,[3] Mitsuhide sent kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe to assassinate Nobunaga under the guise that he was the leader of the Shinbakufu, who ordered her father Fujibayashi Nagato's death.[4] With the ambush taking place, Nobunaga ordered his samurai Yasuke to aid his forces and his closest retainer Mori Ranmaru to escort the women and the priest Luís Fróis away from the temple.[1]

While they all left Nobunage, Mori followed his next orders to set his path aflame, which led to his hut being on fire. Alone, Nobunaga was attacked by Naoe and they engaged in a duel. Besting him, Naoe nearly ended him but Yasuke appeared and blocked her attack. Fighting her, Yasuke managed to overwhelm her but halted when she pulled out his hidden blade. When Yasuke let her go, Naoe accused Nobunaga for killing her father but the lord stated that Mitsuhide deceived them all. Although he knew his plan would leave countless dead, Nobunaga understood that it was the only way for unity.[1]

Convinced, Naoe took her leave while Nobunaga ordered Yasuke to aid him commit seppuku and to make sure that Mitsuhide did not take his head. Once he said his last words, Yasuke took out his sword and slew his lord. After the ambush was over, Mitsuhide saw Yasuke brought to him with Fróis nearby. Before leaving without Nobunaga's head, Mitsuhide gave Yasuke to Fróis to take. However, Yasuke stated that he will not leave Japan while Fróis wished him well.[1] While visiting Honnō-ji, Naoe managed to find four lost pages around the temple.[5]

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