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1555 –1558
1556
Month 9Battle of Inō
Oda Nobunaga beat Shibata Katsuie and Hayashi Hidesada, who had raised his brother Nobuyuki, on the plain of Inō, and secured his place within the Oda Danjōnojō house.
See this battle in detail →1558
Battle of Ukino
Oda Nobunaga beat the Oda of Iwakura at Ukino. With the fall of Iwakura Castle the next year, Owari was united in his hands.
See this battle in detail →1559
Month 1Capture of Iwakura Castle
Oda Nobunaga captured Iwakura Castle, destroyed the Ise-no-kami branch of the Oda in northern Owari, and brought nearly all of the province under his control.
1559 map — the year of Capture of Iwakura Castle1560 –1580
1560
Month 5Imagawa Yoshimoto’s March to Kyoto
Imagawa Yoshimoto leads troops from Suruga, Tōtōmi, and Mikawa to invade Owari, capturing strongholds such as Odaka Castle and increasing pressure.
1560 map — the year of Imagawa Yoshimoto’s March to KyotoMonth 5Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Grain Supply
Kinoshita Tōkichirō (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi) successfully delivers provisions to Odaka Castle, earning Nobunaga’s trust.
1560 map — the year of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Grain Supply6/12Battle of Okehazama
Oda Nobunaga launches a surprise attack and slays Imagawa Yoshimoto, seizing dominance in Owari.
See this battle in detail →1562
Kiyosu Alliance Is Formed
Matsudaira Motoyasu and Oda Nobunaga met at Kiyosu Castle and formed an alliance, allowing Motoyasu to focus on Mikawa and Nobunaga on Mino.
1562 map — the year of Kiyosu Alliance Is Formed1563
Oda Nobunaga Moves to Komakiyama Castle
Oda Nobunaga built Komakiyama Castle as a base for his campaign into Mino, moved there from Kiyosu, and developed a planned castle town below the mountain.
1563 map — the year of Oda Nobunaga Moves to Komakiyama Castle1581
1582
Month 7Council at Kiyosu
At 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.
See this event in detail →Month 7Sanbōshi Is Chosen as Heir to the Oda House
At 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.
1582 map — the year of Sanbōshi Is Chosen as Heir to the Oda HouseMonth 7Oda Nobukatsu Inherits Owari and Kiyosu Castle
After the Kiyosu Council, Oda Nobunaga's second son Nobukatsu received Owari and became lord of Kiyosu Castle. He subsequently expanded the castle and its town on a large scale.
1582 map — the year of Oda Nobukatsu Inherits Owari and Kiyosu Castle1583
Oda Nobutaka Takes His Own Life at Noma
Oda Nobutaka, who had allied with Shibata Katsuie against Hashiba Hideyoshi and Oda Nobukatsu, was isolated after the defeats at Shizugatake and Kitanoshō and took his own life at Ōmidōji in Noma, Owari.
1583 map — the year of Oda Nobutaka Takes His Own Life at Noma1584
Month 3Komaki-Nagakute Campaign Begins
Hashiba Hideyoshi's army and the allied forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobukatsu confronted one another mainly in Owari Province, beginning a campaign that lasted about eight months.
See this battle in detail →3/28Battle of Haguro
Tokugawa commanders including Sakai Tadatsugu defeated Mori Nagayoshi's force after it advanced to Haguro.
See this battle in detail →4/9Battle of Nagakute
Tokugawa Ieyasu's army defeated a detached Hashiba force at Nagakute, where Ikeda Tsuneoki and Mori Nagayoshi were killed.
See this battle in detail →1585
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1610
Construction of Nagoya Castle Begins
Tokugawa Ieyasu mobilized twenty western and northern daimyo to begin building Nagoya Castle as a defense against Osaka and the seat of the Owari Tokugawa house.
1610 map — the year of Construction of Nagoya Castle Begins1612
Nagoya Castle Keeps Are Completed
The main and smaller keeps of Nagoya Castle were completed through public construction, and golden shachi were placed atop the main keep as symbols of the Owari Tokugawa house.
1612 map — the year of Nagoya Castle Keeps Are CompletedAdvertisement