1576: The Founding of Azuchi Castle and the Battle of Tennōji - Sengoku Shogun Map
Nobunaga began construction of the magnificent Azuchi Castle on Mount Azuchi in Ōmi, intended as his new base for unifying the realm. In Settsu, however, the Hongan-ji forces, resupplied by the Mōri, rallied, and Nobunaga personally led troops to victory at the Battle of Tennōji in May, though he was wounded by gunfire. Around the same time, the Mōri navy defeated the Oda fleet at the Battle of Kizugawaguchi, securing a supply route to Hongan-ji, so the long Ishiyama campaign continued to see fortunes swing both ways.
Major events
- 1576-月日不詳: Oda Nobunaga Moves to Azuchi — Oda Nobunaga developed a new castle on Mount Azuchi on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa and moved his headquarters there from Gifu.