Siege of Mount Hiei
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]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Echoes of History – Shadows (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Shadows (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Siege of Mount Hiei on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 1: Civil War in Feudal Japan: The Sengoku Period
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City
- ↑ Enryaku-ji on Wikipedia