Honno-ji Incident
June 21, 1582
Resting unguarded in the Kyoto temple of Honno-ji, Oda Nobunaga was betrayed by his general Akechi Mitsuhide, who surrounded the temple at dawn with thirteen thousand men. Nobunaga set the temple alight and committed seppuku in the flames. His body was never found. Japan's unification dream hung in smoke. Akechi's betrayal lasted only thirteen days before Hideyoshi avenged his master and seized power for himself.
In context
Also in 1582 (3 other events on record)
- Gregorian Calendar Adopted · Europe · Science
- Matteo Ricci Arrives in Macao · East Asia · Religion
- Hideyoshi Avenges Nobunaga at Yamazaki · East Asia · War
Before and after in East Asia
Before and after in Politics
- Before: 1581: Moscow Burns Books
- After: 1583: Akbar Annexes Gujarat
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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