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1523 –1559
六角氏・浅井氏・京極氏残党ほか
諸勢力並立江南／江北1560 –1567
六角氏・浅井氏
諸勢力並立江南／江北1560
Month 9Battle of Norada
Azai Nagamasa beat Rokkaku Yoshikata's army across the Uso River, and thereafter ruled northern Ōmi as an independent domain.
See this battle in detail →1568 –1569
織田氏・浅井氏
諸勢力並立江南／江北1568
Oda Nobunaga Captures Kannonji Castle
Advancing toward Kyoto with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Oda Nobunaga attacked Kannonji Castle, drove out Rokkaku Yoshikata and his allies, and secured the route to the capital.
1568 map — the year of Oda Nobunaga Captures Kannonji Castle1570 –1572
1570
7/30Battle of Anegawa
In Ōmi, Oda–Tokugawa allied forces defeat the Azai–Asakura alliance, expanding their influence by securing northern Ōmi castles.
See this battle in detail →Month 10Siege of Shiga
In Ōmi, Oda clashes with Azai, Asakura, and Hongan-ji forces near Sakamoto–Ōtsu. Mediated by Enryaku-ji, the stalemate continues into the following year.
1570 map — the year of Siege of Shiga1571
Month 9Burning of Mount Hiei
Oda Nobunaga launched a massive attack on the Enryakuji temple on Mount Hiei, burning temples and monastery buildings. He militarily and politically eliminated Enryakuji forces, demonstrating strong resolve to strengthen Oda control over Kinai.
1571 map — the year of Burning of Mount HieiSpringAzai and Asakura Armies Reorganize
In northern Ōmi and Echizen, Azai Nagamasa and Asakura Yoshikage marshaled their forces and continued to pressure Oda territories. The Oda side consolidated their control of southern Ōmi and the defense of Kyoto.
1571 map — the year of Azai and Asakura Armies Reorganize1572
Month 7Azai and Asakura hold in Echizen and northern Omi
Despite pressure from Oda, the Azai and Asakura clans still maintained their position in northern Omi and Echizen, forcing Nobunaga to respond on both the Kinai and Tokai fronts.
1572 map — the year of Azai and Asakura hold in Echizen and northern Omi1573
Month 9Fall of Odani Castle and the Suicide of Azai Nagamasa
Odani Castle in northern Ōmi fell to Oda forces, and Azai Nagamasa committed suicide. The Azai clan was destroyed, and northern Ōmi came under Oda control.
1573 map — the year of Fall of Odani Castle and the Suicide of Azai Nagamasa1574 –1581
1574
Hashiba Hideyoshi Begins Building Nagahama Castle and Town
After the fall of the Azai, Hashiba Hideyoshi renamed Imahama as Nagahama and began developing a castle and town on Lake Biwa. It became a governing base linking lake transport with the Hokkokukaidō road.
1574 map — the year of Hashiba Hideyoshi Begins Building Nagahama Castle and Town1576
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.
1576 map — the year of Oda Nobunaga Moves to Azuchi1579
Azuchi Castle Keep Is Completed
The keep of Oda Nobunaga's Azuchi Castle was completed, creating a castle that symbolized a new center of political, military, and cultural power.
1579 map — the year of Azuchi Castle Keep Is Completed1581
Month 6Nobunaga’s Land Survey Order
Nobunaga initiates cadastral surveys in Kinai and Tōkai to streamline tax and military mobilization, enforcing stronger governance.
1581 map — the year of Nobunaga’s Land Survey Order1582
1583
6/11Battle of Shizugatake
The armies of Hashiba Hideyoshi and Shibata Katsuie fought around Shizugatake in Ika District, Ōmi Province, and the Shibata army was defeated.
See this battle in detail →1584
1585
1586
1587
1588
1589
1590
1591 –1594
1595 –1597
1598 –1599
1600
10/13Siege of Otsu Castle begins
Kyogoku Takatsugu, who had gone over to the Eastern side, shut himself in Otsu Castle, and a Western force of some 15,000 under Mori Motoyasu and Tachibana Muneshige invested it.
See this battle in detail →10/21Otsu Castle surrenders
Kyogoku Takatsugu gave up Otsu Castle on the same day as the battle at Sekigahara, so the large Western force besieging it never reached the decisive field.
See this battle in detail →10/27Ishida Mitsunari is captured
Ishida Mitsunari, who had fled from Sekigahara toward Mount Ibuki, was taken at Furuhashi in Omi by a search party under Tanaka Yoshimasa acting on Ieyasu's orders.
1600 map — the year of Ishida Mitsunari is captured1601 –1602
1603 –1616
井伊直継・戸田一西・徳川代官ほか
徳川政権徳川政権下で諸大名領と幕府領が並立Advertisement