Oda family heir
Oda Nobutada
織田信忠
birth year unknown – 1582
Legitimate son of Oda Nobunaga, who received family leadership and oversaw military and administrative affairs. In the 1582 conquest of Kai and Shinano, he acted as supreme commander and was involved in distributing conquered territories after the Takeda's fall. In June of the same year, around the time of the Honnō-ji Incident, he died at Nijo Palace in Kyoto. With both Nobunaga and Nobutada lost simultaneously, the existence of Nobutada's legitimate son Sanbōshi, became central to the succession question for the Oda house.
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1575
6/29
Battle of Nagashino
Oda commanderTakeda Katsuyori besieged Nagashino castle and was met by Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu at Shitaragahara. Palisades and firearms broke the Takeda charge, and Katsuyori lost many of his senior commanders.
1578
Month 7
Oda Nobutada Builds Forts Around Miki Castle
Oda armyOda Nobunaga's heir Nobutada joined the Miki campaign and strengthened the siege by constructing forts, including the hilltop fort at Hiraiyama that served as Hashiba Hideyoshi's headquarters.
1581
Month 3
Oda Nobukatsu’s Second Iga Conquest
Reinforcements for the Iga invasion force; Oda sideOda Nobukatsu launches a large-scale campaign in Iga, crushing local samurai and imposing direct Oda rule.
1582
3/25
Fall of Takatō Castle
Oda commander in chiefOda Nobutada's army captured Takatō Castle from Nishina Morinobu, prompting Takeda Katsuyori to abandon Shinpu Castle and retreat eastward.
6/21
Oda Nobutada Dies at Nijō Palace
Heir of the Oda houseAfter learning of the Honnōji Incident, Oda Nobutada moved from Myōkakuji to Nijō Palace and resisted the Akechi army, but took his own life when escape became impossible. The deaths of Nobunaga and his heir on the same day created an Oda succession crisis.
Month 7
Sanbōshi Is Chosen as Heir to the Oda House
FatherAt the Kiyosu Council, Oda Nobutada's young son Sanbōshi, later Oda Hidenobu, was selected to succeed his grandfather Nobunaga. Claims centered on Nobunaga's sons Nobukatsu and Nobutaka were not adopted.
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