The Honnō-ji Incident VIII
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Oda Nobunaga, fresh from his victories in the east was ready for the final battle that would determine the fate of Japan. All that remained in his way was the Mori clan, beaten and battered, located around the western tip of Honshu, Japan’s largest Island. Nobunaga summoned his forces to meet Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had conquered deep into Mori territory, this army would consist of his son and heir Oda Nobutada, one of his oldest and most trusted generals Akechi Mitsuhide and Oda Nobunaga himself, leading the army.    Before meeting his army, Nobunaga and Nobutada rested in Honnō-ji temple in Kyoto. What happened next was the Honnō-ji incident which would shape the fate of Japan until the present day. TOPICS COVERED The Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Son and Wife The Siege of Takamatsu The Honnō-ji Incident Tokugawa Ieyasu Smuggled Out of Kyoto by Ninjas The Reasons Behind Mitsuhide's betrayal The Legacy of Oda Nobunaga Support the show
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