Oda family third son: Mino Province
織田信孝
birth year unknown – 1583
Third son of Oda Nobunaga. After the Kiyosu Conference, he was given responsibility for Mino, Gifu Castle, and guardianship of the young heir Sanbōshi. However, he opposed moving the heir to Azuchi and kept him in Gifu, coming into conflict with Hashiba Hideyoshi over the heir's treatment. In 1583, he allied with Shibata Katsuie and raised arms at Gifu Castle, but when Katsuie was defeated and died in Echizen, he opened the castle and later committed suicide. The question of who would possess and raise a young heir to power was a political issue—essentially, who would control the symbol of legitimacy.
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1582
Month 6
Oda Nobutaka Abandons the Shikoku Expedition and Joins the Yamazaki Campaign
Oda armyOda Nobutaka had assembled near Osaka for an expedition to Shikoku, but abandoned it after the Honnōji Incident. He then joined Hashiba Hideyoshi's army against Akechi Mitsuhide at Yamazaki.
Month 7
Council at Kiyosu
Candidate for the successionAt Kiyosu Castle, Oda succession and territorial redistribution were discussed. Nobunaga's grandson Sanbōshi was chosen as heir over Oda Nobukatsu and Nobutaka, strengthening Hashiba Hideyoshi's influence.
Month 7
Oda Nobutaka Becomes Lord of Gifu and Guardian of Sanbōshi
Guardian of SanboshiAfter the Kiyosu Council, Oda Nobutaka became lord of Gifu Castle and guardian of Sanbōshi. He kept the young heir at Gifu as he sought to strengthen his position within the Oda house.
7/2
Battle of Yamazaki
Figurehead of the Oda houseEleven days after the Honnoji Incident, Hashiba Hideyoshi returned from Bitchu and defeated Akechi Mitsuhide at Yamazaki. Mitsuhide’s regime collapsed after little more than ten days, and Hideyoshi rose above his peers in the Oda house.
1583
6/11
Battle of Shizugatake
Rose in support of KatsuieThe decisive clash between Hashiba Hideyoshi and Shibata Katsuie over Nobunaga’s succession. After a long standoff across Lake Yogo, Sakuma Morimasa’s surprise attack set the battle in motion, and Katsuie took his own life at his home castle of Kitanosho.
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