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16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

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Key facts

Succeeded by
Toyotomi Hidekatsu
Born
10 March 1528, Tara Castle, Mino Province , Japan
Died
July 2, 1582 (1582-07-02) (aged 54), Fushimi-ku, Kyoto , Japan
Spouse
Tsumaki Hiroko
Children
Akechi Mitsuyoshi , Akechi Tama , at least one other daughter
Parents
Akechi Mitsutsuna (father) Daughter of the Wakasa Takeda clan (mother)
Relatives
Akechi Hidemitsu (son-in-law), Akechi Mitsutada (cousin)
Nickname
"Jūbei" (十兵衛)
Allegiance
Toki clan , Saitō clan , Ashikaga shogunate , Oda clan
Unit
Akechi clan
Kanji
明智 光秀
Hiragana
あけち みつひで
Romanization
Akechi Mitsuhide

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Encyclopedic overview

Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀; March 10, 1528 – July 2, 1582), first called Jūbei from his clan and later Koretō Hyūga no Kami (惟任日向守) from his title, was a Japanese samurai general of the Sengoku period. Mitsuhide was originally a bodyguard of the last Ashikaga shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiaki and later, one of the trusted generals under daimyō Oda Nobunaga during his war of political unification in Japan.

Mitsuhide rebelled against Nobunaga for unknown reasons in the Honnō-ji Incident in 1582, forcing the unprotected Nobunaga to commit seppuku in Kyoto.

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