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1549 –1559
1560 –1564
1565 –1567
1568 –1569
1570 –1572
池田勝正・和田惟政・三好三人衆・本願寺顕如ほか
諸勢力並立野田・福島の挙兵（1570年）から石山合戦が始まり、三好三人衆と本願寺が西部を、織田方の三守護が東部を保った。白井河原の戦い（1571年）で和田惟政が敗死し、池田家では荒木村重が実権を握っていく1570
Month 8Outbreak of Ishiyama War
Kennyo of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji in Settsu rises against Nobunaga, starting a prolonged war involving Ikkō sect followers.
See this battle in detail →Month 9Battle of Noda-Fukushima
In Settsu, Oda forces attack strongholds of the Miyoshi Triumvirs and Hongan-ji, but retreat when Azai–Asakura advance south.
See this battle in detail →1573 –1579
1576
Mōri Forces Win the First Battle of Kizugawaguchi
A Mōri and Murakami naval convoy carrying provisions to Ishiyama Hongan-ji defeated the Oda fleet at the mouth of the Kizu River and kept the maritime supply route open. After the defeat, Nobunaga ordered Kuki Yoshitaka and others to build large warships.
1576 map — the year of Mōri Forces Win the First Battle of Kizugawaguchi1580
Ishiyama War Ends
Honganji leader Kennyo accepted an imperial-mediated peace and withdrew from Ishiyama Honganji, ending roughly ten years of war between the Honganji and Oda Nobunaga.
See this event in detail →1581
1582
Month 6Oda Nobutaka Abandons the Shikoku Expedition and Joins the Yamazaki Campaign
Oda 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.
See this battle in detail →1583
Month 9Construction of Osaka Castle Begins
Hashiba Hideyoshi began constructing Osaka Castle on the former site of Ishiyama Hongan-ji as a political and military base for unifying the realm.
1583 map — the year of Construction of Osaka Castle Begins1584
1585
1586
10/27Tokugawa Ieyasu Meets Hideyoshi at Osaka Castle
Tokugawa Ieyasu entered Osaka Castle and met Toyotomi Hideyoshi, entering the daimyō order under the Toyotomi government.
1586 map — the year of Tokugawa Ieyasu Meets Hideyoshi at Osaka Castle1587
1588
1589
1590 –1594
1593
8/3Birth of Toyotomi Hideyori
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son Hiroi, later known as Hideyori, was born at Osaka Castle, changing the political situation surrounding the Toyotomi succession.
1593 map — the year of Birth of Toyotomi Hideyori1595 –1597
1598 –1599
1599
3/3Death of Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie, a senior regent who had counterbalanced Tokugawa Ieyasu, died in Osaka, weakening the balance within the Toyotomi government.
1599 map — the year of Death of Maeda Toshiie1600
1601 –1602
1603 –1613
1614
Month 11Winter Siege of Osaka Begins
A large Tokugawa army surrounded Osaka Castle, while the Toyotomi side conducted a defensive siege centered on positions including Sanada Nobushige's Sanada-maru.
1614 map — the year of Winter Siege of Osaka Begins12/19Truce Ends the Winter Siege of Osaka
A truce was agreed between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi sides, followed by an exchange of pledges, but the conflict remained unresolved and resumed the following year.
1614 map — the year of Truce Ends the Winter Siege of Osaka1615
5/6Tokugawa and Toyotomi Armies Clash in the Summer Siege
Tokugawa and Toyotomi forces fought a decisive battle south of Osaka Castle, where Sanada Nobushige and other Toyotomi commanders pressed toward the Tokugawa headquarters.
1615 map — the year of Tokugawa and Toyotomi Armies Clash in the Summer Siege5/8Osaka Castle Falls and the Toyotomi House Ends
Osaka Castle fell, and Toyotomi Hideyori and Yodo-dono died by suicide, bringing the main Toyotomi house to an end.
1615 map — the year of Osaka Castle Falls and the Toyotomi House EndsAdvertisement