   the  was fought in 1582 in yamazaki, japan, located in current day kyoto prefecture. this battle is sometimes referred to as the battle of mt. tennÅ (å¤©çå±±ã®æ¦ã tennÅ-zan no tatakai). in the honnÅ-ji incident akechi mitsuhide, a retainer of oda nobunaga, attacked nobunaga as he rested in honnÅ-ji, and forced him to commit seppuku. mitsuhide then took over nobunaga's power and authority around the kyoto area. thirteen days later, toyotomi hideyoshi met mitsuhide at yamazaki and defeated him, avenging his lord (nobunaga) and taking nobunaga's authority and power for himself. ==preparations for battle== thumb|upright=1.5|war council before the battle of yamazaki by sadahide (1807-1873) when nobunaga died, hideyoshi was busy fighting the mÅri clan. after betraying and defeating nobunaga at honnÅ-ji, mitsuhide sent a letter to the mÅri. the letter contained a request for an alliance to crush hideyoshi, but the letter's messenger was captured by hideyoshi's forces and the plot was revealed. upon hearing news that nobunaga had been killed, and that akechi mitsuhide had taken command of his possessions, toyotomi hideyoshi immediately negotiated a peace treaty with the mÅri, remaining careful to keep nobunaga's death a secret. once the treaty was secured, he then led his troops on a forced march towards kyoto, averaging 30 to 40&nbsp;km a day. akechi mitsuhide controlled two castles (shÅryÅ«ji and yodo) in the yamazaki region. due to his lack of men for the impending battle with hideyoshi, he attempted to win the hearts of the people in that region in order to gain more troops. however, his appeals to hosokawa fujitaka were fruitless, and so he was unable to add significant strength to his forces. less than two weeks after mitsuhide's betrayal, hideyoshi's army finally arrived and attacked mitsuhide's inferior forces at yamaza
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