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Oda Nobunaga Biography and Timeline

Follow Oda Nobunaga through 5 dated historical records for Japan.

Oda Nobunaga, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
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1560–1582Years on this page

1560

Battle of Okehazama

Daimyo · Okehazama · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Nobunaga defeats the larger army of Imagawa Yoshimoto

Role range: 1467-1615 – 1551-1582

Owari Secured after Okehazama

Daimyo · Owari · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Nobunaga strengthens control of Owari after victory at Okehazama

Role range: 1467-1615 – 1551-1582

1561

Mino Diplomacy

Daimyo · Owari · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Nobunaga consolidates power after Okehazama and looks toward Mino

Role range: 1467-1615 – 1551-1582

1562

Kiyosu Alliance

Daimyo · Kiyosu · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Nobunaga secures an alliance with Matsudaira Motoyasu

Role range: 1467-1615 – 1551-1582

1582

Honno-ji Incident

Daimyo · Japanese warlord · Kyoto · Warfare / Sengoku Period

Dies by suicide after Akechi Mitsuhide attacks Honno-ji

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.