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Honnō-ji (本能寺) is a Nichiren Buddhist temple located 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 secret Shinbakufu member, betray his lord by forcing him to commit seppuku,[1] an event which came to be known as the Honnō-ji incident.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

On 8 March 1581, the Jesuit priests Alessandro Valignano and Luís Fróis, accompanied by their swordbearer Diogo, traveled to Honnō-ji to seek an audience with Oda Nobunaga and request free movement for the Jesuits in Japan. Meeting Nobunaga's retainers, including Akechi Mitsuhide and Mori Ranmaru, and Lady Nene, the wife of Nobunaga's general Hashiba Hideyoshi, the trio eventually witnessed the arrival of Nobunaga himself and were granted a meeting with the daimyō. During the meeting, Nobunaga took an interest in Diogo and, after asking to speak with him in private, granted the Jesuits' request on the condition that Diogo be transferred into his service.[3]

On 21 June 1582, Nobunaga and his forces were betrayed and attacked at Honnō-ji by Mitsuhide's army.[1] Having planned in advance,[4] Mitsuhide sent the kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe to assassinate Nobunaga, after convincing her that the daimyō was the leader of the Shinbakufu who had ordered the death of Naoe's father Nagato.[5] As Mitsuhide and his men launched their assault and set the temple aflame, Naoe, having infiltrated the premises by hiding in a delivery cart, made her way to Nobunaga's chamber.[1]

Alerted to Mitsuhide's betrayal and the enemy forces' attack, Nobunaga ordered Diogo—by now known as Yasuke—to reinforce their men and Mori Ranmaru to escort the women and Luís Fróis to safety. Left alone, Nobunaga was confronted by Naoe, who engaged him in a duel. As the daimyō was defeated, Yasuke returned and stopped Naoe from killing Nobunaga, though he refused his lord's order to execute the kunoichi when he saw her Hidden Blade. After explaining that he was not affiliated with the Shinbakufu and that Mitsuhide had deceived all of them, Nobunaga committed seppuku with Yasuke's assistance while Naoe made her escape. Yasuke, now a rōnin, was subsequently left in Fróis' care by Mitsuhide, but decided to seek revenge for his lord's death and left after bidding Fróis farewell.[1]

Sometime later, Naoe returned to the burned remains of Honnō-ji and collected four lost pages scattered around the temple.[6] In 1591, the temple was rebuilt on the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but in a different part of Kyoto due to the circumstances of its destruction.[7]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Honnō-ji after Oda Nobunaga's death
    Honnō-ji after Oda Nobunaga's death
  • Diogo and the Jesuits arriving at Honnō-ji
    Diogo and the Jesuits arriving at Honnō-ji
  • Oda Nobunaga standing in front of the temple
    Oda Nobunaga standing in front of the temple
  • Akechi Mitsuhide watching Honnō-ji burn
    Akechi Mitsuhide watching Honnō-ji burn

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Temple of the Horseman
  2. ↑ Honnō-ji Incident on Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Lord's Favor
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – The Betrayers
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Friend of My Enemy
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows
  7. ↑ Honnō-ji on Wikipedia

Characters
Assassins
Templars
Nuno Caro • Hosokawa Tama • Kimura Kei • Duarte de Melo • Alessandro Valignano • Ermigo • Gaspar • Kimura Yukari • Imagawa Tomeji • Nowaki • Yasuhira | Suma
Shinbakufu
Sanzuko Ippa
Kimura Yukari (Imagawa Tomeji (Amano Buza • Fukushima Mosaku • Hachisuka Norimasa • Hasegawa Magobei • Honda Mosuke • Ikoma Matagoro • Kagae Koheiji • Kaiwara Heitaro • Kuki Shinpachi • Ogasawara Masakichi • Shimazu Masujiro • Suganuma Heihachi • Tozawa Yataro • Watanabe Kinji) • Nowaki (Ando Masamune • Chiba Hachibei • Goto Ginpachi • Ishida Shota • Inoue Yonekichi • Nitta Koheiji • Suganuma Tenma) • Yasuhira (Kobayakawa Heitaro • Ryuzoji Den • So Sachihiko • Yamane Ichi • Yamanouchi Tobei))
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 • 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 • Kumebe Ujiie • Kuroda Yoshitaka • Kyonyo • Mamushi • Matsu • Mayu • Mitsumune • Mori Ranmaru • Murakami Norimasa • Nagoya Yagaro • 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 • Yamaoka Kazan
Factions
Assassins (Kakushiba ikki) • Templars (Abstergo Industries (Sentinels) | Japanese Rite (Sanzoku Ippa) • Portuguese Rite • Roman Rite) • Shinbakufu • Japanese clans (Akechi • 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) • Portuguese Empire • Jesuits
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
Sengoku period (Tenshō Iga War • Assault on Amagasaki Castle • Honnō-ji incident • Assault on Miki Castle • Battle of Yamazaki • Assault on Iwaya Castle)
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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