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Siege of Odani Castle – Azai Nagamasa, a 29-Year Life Devoted to Honor

In 1573 Nobunaga stormed Odani Castle, the base of Azai Nagamasa. Hideyoshi's night assault split the castle, Nagamasa died, and the Azai clan was destroyed.
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Battle of Shizugatake – The Civil War That Decided Nobunaga’s Successor

Battle of Shizugatake (1583): Hideyoshi vs Katsuie for Nobunaga's succession. The great return from Mino and Maeda Toshiie's defection decided the outcome.
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Battle of Komaki and Nagakute – Hideyoshi and Ieyasu, Their Only Direct Confrontation

Battle of Komaki and Nagakute (1584): Hideyoshi and Ieyasu in their only direct clash. Ieyasu won the field at Nagakute, but Hideyoshi won by diplomacy.
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The Battle of Yamazaki (1582) ― Eleven Days After Honnō-ji, Hideyoshi Defeats Mitsuhide at Tennōzan

The Battle of Yamazaki, 1582: 11 days after Honno-ji, Hideyoshi's Great Return crushed Mitsuhide at Tennozan, ending the three-day rule. Theories and strategy.
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The Battle of Sekigahara (1600) ― The Realm-Deciding Showdown That Gave Birth to 260 Years of Peace

The Battle of Sekigahara, 1600: Ieyasu's Eastern Army crushed Mitsunari's Western Army in half a day, sealed by Kobayakawa's betrayal. Theories and strategy.
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The Siege of Kozuki Castle ― The Abandoned Fortress Between the Mōri and the Oda, and the End of the Amago Revival

Siege of Kozuki Castle, 1578: Amago Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Shikanosuke, besieged by 30,000 Mori and left to die by Nobunaga's order to take Miki Castle first.
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The Honnō-ji Incident (1582) ― The Greatest Mystery in Japanese History: Why Did Mitsuhide Strike Down Nobunaga?

The Honno-ji Incident, 1582: why Akechi Mitsuhide struck down Oda Nobunaga on the verge of unifying Japan. Grudge, mastermind, and Shikoku theories examined.
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The Battle of Okehazama — 25,000 vs 2,000: Why Did the Greatest Upset of the Sengoku Era Happen?

In 1560 Oda Nobunaga struck Imagawa Yoshimoto's camp with only 2,000 men and slew him at Okehazama, the Sengoku era's greatest upset, told in multiple theories.
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The Battle of Nagashino — The Myth of the Three-Rank Volley and the Collapse of the Takeda Army: A Decisive Battle That Overturns the Received View of Sengoku Warfare

In 1575 Oda and Tokugawa crushed Takeda Katsuyori at Nagashino. Was the three-rank volley real? The mainstream view and multiple theories, examined in depth.
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Mōri Motonari — From an Aki Kokujin to the Conqueror of the Chūgoku Region: The Greatest Strategist of the Sengoku Era, Called the “God of Strategy”

Life of Mori Motonari, the Sengoku strategist called God of Strategy who rose from an Aki kokujin to ruler of six Chugoku provinces, told in multiple theories.