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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 retainer and general Hashiba Hideyoshi, aided by the Kakushiba ikki, and Akechi Mitsuhide, leader of the Akechi clan and Shinbakufu member, and his forces.

Prelude[edit | edit source]

On 21 June 1582, Oda Nobunaga had committed suicide at Honnō-ji after Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed and successfully attacked the temple.[1] However, the Igan kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe and former Oda retainer Yasuke later joined forces as they sought Mitsuhide and his allies in the secret collective, the Shinbakufu, for the part of her father's death[2] and Nobunaga's death, respectively.[1] They later established their Kakushiba ikki[3] and within two weeks, they subsequently hunted down nearly all the remaining Shinbakufu members successfully.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

The Battle[edit | edit source]

On 1 July 1582, Naoe and Yasuke met with Hashiba Hideyoshi's wife and ally, Nene, who informed to meet her husband at the battlegrounds where he planned to siege Shōryū-ji Castle.[11] 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.[12]

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 soldiers to fight them, Naoe and Yasuke defeated his men and gave chase after him.[12]

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.[12]

Aftermath[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Yasuke later tracked down Yoshiaki at Kuramadera Temple north of Kyoto. There, Yoshiaki returned the box with the regalia inside. To walk away with his life, he gave both of them information on the last known location of "another shadow" and the mention of the Templar Kimura Kei stationed in Kii, respectively.[13] Meanwhile, with his victory, Hideyoshi rose in power and influence and was seen as Nobunaga's successor.[14]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Temple of the Horseman
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Onryo Samurai
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Lightning and Thunder
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Broken Horn
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Spring and Fall
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Showdown in Sakamoto
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Wheel Unmasked
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Performer
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Darkness Falls
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Lost Honor
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Peasant Who Would Be King
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Topple the Traitor
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Man Behind the Mask
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Characters
Assassins
Templars
Shinbakufu
Sanzuko Ippa
Minor targets
The Betrayers (Fujichika Nakayama • Endo Tomoyasu • Itakura Shigezo • Masatoshi Nakahara • Sato Genta • Sato Katsubei • Usami Yoshiko) • The Butterfly Collectors (Gamemaker • Kacho • Mucho • Richo • Shucho) • The Corrupt Daikan (Endo Riku • Gamo Morinari • Ise Asuka • Isshiki Mansaku • Izumi Bunzo • Okudaira Toshizo) • Genzaburo's Soldiers (Akane • Genzaburo • Shishimaru • Shin-no-suke • Yasokichi) • The Godai Shinobi (Kaji • Akira • Azai Jukei • Kazumi • Rokkaku Yoshimitsu) • The Hunters of Kyonyo (Inumaru • Kamakichi • Shishi-o • Toro • Tsuchi-Gumo) • The Iron Hand Guild (Ginroku • Kanta • Kin-no-suke • Tamao • The Iron Hand) • The Kabukimono (Big Sueki • Chief Cuckoo • Corrupt Blade • Ember • Ghost General • Grave Dancer • Laughing Man • Peacock) • Kurai Eikyou (The Akiyama Agent • The Blacksmith Agent • The Katsuragi Agent • The Tsutsui Agent • The Messenger) • Nobutsuna's Students (Asari Nobutane • Hozoin In'ei • Marume Nagayoshi • Nagano Saemon • Sanada Masatoyo • Yagyū Munetoshi • Yuki no Kata) • The Pirate Alliance (Kage • Little Kappa • Lopo Cruz • Oni-yuri • Sen) • The Seta River Killers (Gaspar • Ermigo • Trader • Exterminator • Builder • Contractor • Collector • Stalker • Tormentor) • The Silver Smugglers (Enju • Fernam Moreno • Takeru • Mai • Nycollaao de Castel Branco • Shinji • Yoshisada) • The Twisted Tree (Takahashi Goro • Takahashi Ichi-Hime • Takahashi Inoshichi • Takahashi Jiro • Takahashi Saburo • Takahashi Shiro • Takahashi Taro) • The Winter Raiders (Akumu • Hayate • Sobei • Jinbei • Yasha) • The Yamabushi Imposters (The Clifftop Yamabushi • The Forest Yamabushi • The Mountain Yamabushi • The Pathway Yamabushi • The Pond Yamabushi • The River Yamabushi • The Shadow Yamabushi • The Valley Yamabushi • The Village Yamabushi) • The Yokai (Ao Andon • Daitengu • Kappa (Kappa Taku • Kappa Rei) • Makuwauri no Bakemono • Oshiroi Babā • Suika no Bakemono • Taka Nyudo • Yuki-onna)
Mythic Beings
Others
Animus EGO user • The Eagle • Ego • The Guide | Akechi Mitsuyoshi • Aoi • Aoki Ujimasa • Asajiro • Bessho Nagaharu • Luís Fróis • Fujita Juro • Furuta Tanji • Fuyu • Gamo Yoshimitsu • Gennojo • Genpaku • Hatakeyama Yoshimasa • Hori Hidemasa • Hosokawa Fujitaka • Imai Sōkun • Imai Sōkyū • Ise Sadatame • Ishikawa Goemon • Kanō Eitoku • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Kennyo • Konishi Yukinaga • Konatsu • Kumabe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Meiran • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nakamura Tadashige • Nene • Niwa Nagahide • Norimune • Oda Nobukatsu • Oda Nobunaga • Ōta Gyūichi • Otama • Rin • Samemaru • Satoko • Shibata Katsuie • Shindo Hiroshii • Shin'nyo • Shōtei • Sorin • Suzu • Tetsuo • Tokubei • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Tatsugoro • Tominaga • Tomita Nobutaka • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ukita Hideie • Ujimasa • Yakichi • Yamamoto Masakatsu
Factions
Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries (Sentinels) | Japanese Rite (Sanzoku Ippa) • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akiyama • Akechi • Bessho • Fukui • Niwa • Oda • Rokkaku • Sengoku • Takahashi • Takeda • Tokugawa • Toyotomi • Tsutsui • Ukita) • Japanese confederations (Iga ikki • Ikkō-ikki • Koga ikki) • Japanese subcultures (Ashigaru • Kabukimono • Rōnin • Samurai • Shinobi • Sōhei • Yamabushi) • Minor factions (The Butterfly Collectors • Godai Shinobi • Iron Hand Guild • Kurai Eikyou • Pirate Alliance • Seta River Killers • Winter Raiders) • Jesuits • Portuguese Empire
Locations
Japan (Awaji (Sumoto • Yura) • Harima (Aga • Himeji • Miki • Takasago) • Iga (Hijiyama • Ichinomiya (Aekuni Shrine Town) • Mibuno Vale) • Kii (Mount Kōya • Negoro-ji • Saika • Shingū) • Ōmi (Azuchi (Azuchi Castle) • Hachiman • Lake Biwa (Chikubushima) • Nagahama • Ōmizo • Ōtsu • Sakamoto • Shiotsu) • Izumi Settsu (Amagasaki • Katano • Osaka • Sakai • Takatsuki • Tomiko's Homestead) • Tamba (Fukuchiyama • Kameyama • Miyazu • Tada • Takeda • Yakami) • Wakasa (Obama • Tsuruga) • Yamashiro (Kyoto (Honnō-ji) • Shōryūji • Ujitawara • Yamazaki) • Yamato (Asuka • Katsuragi • Kōriyama • Nara Heartland (Tōdai-ji) • Takatori • Uda Matsuyama • Yoshino))
Events
Terms and concepts
Animus (Anomalies • Database • Genetic memory • Hub • Memories • Rifts) • Crafting • Kakurega • Oni • Activities (Hidden Trails • Horse Archery • Kata • Kofun • Kuji-kiri) • Collectibles (Kamon • Tea sets • Sumi-e • Kano Paintings) • Imperial Regalia • Skills (Assassination • Eagle Vision • Freerunning • Eavesdropping • Leap of Faith) • Wardrobe (Naoe • Yasuke)
Weapons and tools
Blunt weapons (Kanabō) • Bow • Firearms (Teppō) • Grappling hook • Hidden Blade • Kusarigama • Polearms (Naginata • Yari) • Shinobi Tools (Kunai • Bells • Makibishi • Nightingale floor • Shuriken • Smoke bombs • Tezutsu) • Short blades (Tantō) • Staff (Bō) • Swords (Katana)
DLC
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