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English: After that, Nobunaga besieged Suemori-jo Castle where Nobukatsu stayed, but pardoned Nobukatsu, Katsuie, and others by mediation of his mother Dota-gozen.
Japanese: その後、信長は末盛城に籠もった信勝を包囲するが、生母・土田御前の仲介により、信勝・勝家らを赦免した。
English: At this time, Katsuie SHIBATA, who had been on Nobunaga's side after the Battle of Inou, informed him and Nobunaga who noticed the plan asked Nobukatsu to come to the Kiyosu-jo castle telling him a lie that he became sick, and killed him.
Japanese: このとき、稲生の戦いの後より信長に通じていた柴田勝家の密告があり、事態を悟った信長は病いと称して信勝を清洲城に誘い出し殺害した。
English: In addition, Nobunaga worked together with Nobukiyo ODA from the same family, who was the Inuyama Castellan, to defeat Nobutaka ODA from 'the Oda Isenokami family' (Iwakura Oda family), the longtime foe of his former master 'the Oda Yamatonokami family,' Soke (the head family or house) of the Oda family, shugodai of the north four counties of Owari Province (Niwa, Haguri, Nakashima and Kasugai counties) and the Iwakura Castellan (the Battle of Ukino), and exiled him.
Japanese: さらに信長は、同族の犬山城主・織田信清と協力し、旧主・「織田大和守家」の宿敵で織田一門の宗家であった尾張上四郡（丹羽郡・葉栗郡・中島郡・春日井郡）の守護代・「織田伊勢守家」（岩倉織田家）の岩倉城主・織田信賢を破って（浮野の戦い）これを追放。
English: When Nobunaga noticed that Yoshikane SHIBA, whom he helped become shugo, planned to exile Nobunaga with the Ishibashi clan of the Shiba family and the Kira clan, a branch family of the Ashikaga clan as well as the Shiba clan, he exiled Yoshikane.
Japanese: 新たに守護として擁立した斯波義銀が、斯波一族の石橋氏と、同じく足利氏一門にあたる吉良氏と通じて信長の追討を画策していることが発覚すると、信長は義銀を追放した。
English: In this way, Nobunaga established hegemony in Owari Province until 1559.
Japanese: こうして信長は、永禄2年（1559年）までには尾張国の支配権を確立した。
English: On March, he went to Kyoto with about eighty vassals and met Shogun Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 2月には80名ほどの供を引き連れて上洛し、将軍足利義輝に謁見している。
English: On June the following year, 1560, after he unified Owari Province, Yoshimoto IMAGAWA invaded Owari Province.
Japanese: 尾張国統一を果たした翌・永禄3年（1560年）5月、今川義元が尾張国へ侵攻。
English: The army of Yoshimoto who ruled Suruga, Totomi, and Mikawa Provinces was so large, it was said that there were 20,000 or 40,000 warriors.
Japanese: 駿河国・遠江国・三河国を支配する義元の軍勢は2万人とも4万人とも号する大軍であった。
English: The Imagawa army got control of the fortress of the Oda army one after another by placing the Mikawa army, led by Motoyasu MATSUDAIRA (later Ieyasu TOKUGAWA) as the Mikawa Province spearhead.
Japanese: 今川軍は三河国の松平元康（後の徳川家康）率いる三河勢を先鋒にして、織田軍の城砦は次々と陥落していった。
English: Although Nobunaga kept quiet, he departed for the front wearing his armor on June 22, 1560 after dancing "Atsumori" (Kowaka-mai - story-telling with a simple dance).
Japanese: 信長は静寂を保っていたが、永禄3年（1560年）5月19日、幸若舞『敦盛(幸若舞)』を舞った後、装具を身に付け出陣。
English: This led to an alliance of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA (around this time, he changed his name from Motoyasu MATSUDAIRA) in the Mikawa Province and gained independence from the control of the Imagawa clan.
Japanese: これを機に今川氏の支配から独立していた三河国の徳川家康（この頃、松平元康より改名）と手を結ぶことになる。
English: In those days, Nobunaga fought against the Saito clan in order to conquer Mino Province and Ieyasu needed to counter Shingen TAKEDA in Kai Province, Ujizane IMAGAWA in Suruga Province, and so on.
Japanese: 当時、信長は美濃国の攻略のために斎藤氏と交戦しており、家康も甲斐国の武田信玄や駿河国の今川氏真らに対抗する必要があった。
English: They made an alliance in 1562 and reinforced their rear (Kiyosu alliance).
Japanese: 両者は永禄5年（1562年）、同盟を結んで互いに背後を固めた（清洲同盟）。
English: After the death of Dosan SAITO, the relationship between Nobunaga and the Saito clan of Mino Province got worse.
Japanese: 斎藤道三亡き後、信長と美濃国斎藤氏との関係は険悪なものとなっていた。
English: However, after Yoshitatsu SAITO suddenly died in 1561 and his legitimate son Tatsuoki SAITO succeeded the head of the family, kachu of the Saito clan began to split.
Japanese: しかし、永禄4年（1561年）に斎藤義龍が急死し、嫡男・斎藤龍興が後を継ぐと、斎藤氏は家中で分裂が始まる。
English: Nobunaga who had the advantage in the battle over the Saito clan made an alliance with Nagamasa AZAI of Kita-Omi Province in 1564, which strengthened their warning against the Saito clan.
Japanese: 対斎藤戦で優位に立った信長は、永禄7年（1564年）には北近江国の浅井長政と同盟を結び、斎藤氏への牽制を強化している。
English: In 1566 he took many castles in Mino Province by fighting and strategies.
Japanese: 永禄9年（1566年）には美濃国の多くの諸城を戦いと調略によって手に入れた。
English: In addition, he made allies of the Three in West Mino (Ittetsu INABA, Naomoto UJIIE, and Morinari ANDO).
Japanese: さらに西美濃三人衆（稲葉一鉄、氏家直元、安藤守就）などを味方につけた。
English: In 1567 Nobunaga finally routed Tatsuoki SAITO to Nagashima-cho, Ise Province (Mie Prefecture) and gained Mino Province.
Japanese: 信長は、ついに永禄10年（1567年）、斎藤龍興を伊勢国・長島町(三重県)に敗走させ、美濃国を手に入れた。
English: In this way Nobunaga became daimyo of the two provinces of Owari and Mino at the age thirty-three.
Japanese: こうして尾張・美濃の2ヶ国を領する大名になったとき、信長は33歳であった。
English: In addition, he used the red seal of "Tenka-fubu" (a slogan that means that the samurai govern the whole world) around this time, he began to aim at unifying the whole country.
Japanese: また、この頃から『天下布武』の朱印を用いるようになり、本格的に天下統一を目指すようになった。
English: On the other hand, Nobunaga started attacking Ise Province as of 1565, and fought various clans like Tomonori KITABATAKE.
Japanese: 一方で信長は永禄8年（1565年）より伊勢国へ進出し、北畠具教など当地の諸氏とも戦っている。
English: Around this time in Kyoto in 1565, Miyoshi sanninshu (three chief retainers of the Miyoshi clan, Nagayuki MIYOSHI, Masayasu MIYOSHI and Tomomichi IWANARI), influential people in the Miyoshi clan who had power in the Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto), and Hisahide MATSUNAGA all collaborated in the murder of the thirteenth seii taishogun, Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA, who had been in increasing conflict with the Miyoshi clan due to his goal of restoring power to the Muromachi bakufu, and installed his cousin Yoshihide ASHIKAGA as the fourteenth shogun to serve as their puppet (Eiroku Incident).
Japanese: このころ中央では、永禄8年（1565年）、かねて京都を中心に畿内で権勢を誇っていた三好氏の有力者・三好三人衆（三好長逸、三好政康、岩成友通）と松永久秀が、室町幕府権力の復活を目指して三好氏と対立を深めていた第13代征夷大将軍・足利義輝を暗殺し、第14代将軍として義輝の従弟・足利義栄を傀儡として擁立する（永禄の変）。
English: However, Yoshiaki escaped from Kyoto supported by Shogun's retainers such as Yusai HOSOKAWA and Koremasa WADA and stayed at the place of Yoshikage ASAKURA in the Echizen Province.
Japanese: が、義昭は細川幽斎、和田惟政ら幕臣の支援を受けて京から脱出し、越前国の朝倉義景のもとに身を寄せていた。
English: However, since Yoshikage did not show any movement to hunt down and kill the Miyoshi clan, Yoshiaki approached Nobunaga in Mino Province in August 1568.
Japanese: しかし、義景が三好氏追討の動きを見せなかったため、永禄11年（1568年）7月には美濃国の信長へ接近を図ってきた。
English: On the other hand, Nobunaga made an alliance with Shingen TAKEDA in the Kai Province bordering Mino Province by having his adopted daughter (Fujin TOYAMA) marry with Shingen's fourth son Katsuyori TAKEDA.
Japanese: 一方で、美濃国と国境を接する甲斐国の武田信玄に対しては、信玄の四男・武田勝頼に養女（遠山夫人）を娶せることで同盟を結んだ。
English: For this reason, Nobunaga reinforced the relationship with neighboring powers through alliances such as aiming to marry his legitimate son Nobutada with Shingen's sixth daughter Shinshoni and taking a stance to keep friendship.
Japanese: このため、嫡男・信忠と信玄の六女・信松尼との婚姻関係を模索し、友好関係を保つ姿勢をとるなど、周囲の勢力と同盟を結んで国内外を固めた。
English: Then in October, he began to go to Kyoto working respectfully for Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA as the fifteenth Shogun as the legitimate reason for Tenka-fubu.
Japanese: そして9月、信長は天下布武への大義名分として第15代将軍に足利義昭を奉戴し、上洛を開始した。
English: Yoshikata ROKKAKU and his son Yoshiharu ROKKAKU in Minami Omi Province who opposed come under attack of the Oda army, and the Kannonji-jo Castle fell (Battle of Kannonji-jo Castle).
Japanese: これに対して抵抗した南近江国の六角義賢・六角義治父子は織田軍の猛攻を受けて観音寺城が落城する（観音寺城の戦い）。
English: However, it is rumored that the main branch of the Rokkaku clan remained separate and Yoshihide ROKKAKU and Yoshisato ROKKAKU of the main branch were guarded by Nobunaga.
Japanese: ただし六角氏嫡流は別にあり、嫡流の六角義秀・六角義郷は信長に庇護されたとする異説もある。
English: After Nobunaga went to Kyoto, Yoshitsugu MIYOSHI, Hisahide MATSUNAGA, and others who had controlled the central government knew the power of Nobunaga and served him.
Japanese: 信長が上洛すると、それまで中央を押さえていた三好義継・松永久秀らは信長の実力を悟って臣従した。
English: In this way, the government of Miyoshi and Matsunaga that had controlled central politics since Nagayoshi MIYOSHI collapsed because of Nobunaga's lightning joraku (going to Kyoto).
Japanese: こうして三好長慶以来中央政治を牛耳っていた三好・松永政権は、信長の電撃的な上洛によってわずか半月で崩壊した。
English: Alternatively, the Oda government that enthroned Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA as the fifteenth Shogun was established.
Japanese: 代わって足利義昭を第15代将軍として擁立した信長による織田政権が誕生した。
English: It is said that at the time, Nobunaga was asked to become vice-Shogun by Yoshiaki, but he refused because he had already given up the Ashikaga Shogun family.
Japanese: このとき、信長は義昭から副将軍の地位を勧められたが、既に足利将軍家を見限っていたため謝絶したとされる。
English: On January 1569, waiting for a chance when the main force of the Oda army led by Nobunaga returns to Mino Province, ronin shu (masterless samurai)like miyoshi sanninshu and Tatsuoki SAITO conspired to attack Honkoku-ji Temple at Rokujo-dori, the palace of Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA (the Battle of Rokujo).
Japanese: 永禄12年（1569年）1月、信長率いる織田軍主力が美濃に帰還した隙を突いて、三好三人衆と斎藤龍興ら浪人衆が共謀し、足利義昭の御所である六条通本圀寺を攻撃した（六条合戦）。
English: However, it is said that Nobunaga showed the mobility to get there for reinforcements in just two days despite heavy snow.
Japanese: しかし、信長は豪雪の中を僅か2日で援軍に駆けつけるという機動力を見せたといわれている。
English: The armies of Miyoshi and Saito were defeated before Nobunaga arrived because of the reinforcements of Nagamasa AZAI and Katsumasa IKEDA and the hard fighting of Mitsuhide AKECHI.
Japanese: もっとも、浅井長政や池田勝正の援軍と明智光秀の奮戦により、三好・斎藤軍は信長の到着を待たず敗退していた。
English: Nobunaga had Koremasa WADA enter Takatsuki-jo Castle along with three people of Katsumasa IKEDA who was shugo, the Itami clan and Koremasa ruled Settsu Province (three Settsu Shugo).
Japanese: 和田惟政を高槻に入城させ、摂津国を守護・池田勝正を筆頭とし伊丹氏と惟政の3人に統治させた（摂津三守護）。
English: In 1568 Nobunaga had Tomomori KANBE surrendered and sent his third son Nobutaka ODA to become an adopted son of the Kanbe clan.
Japanese: 永禄11年（1568年）には神戸具盛を降伏させ、三男の織田信孝を神戸氏の養子として送り込んだ。
English: In the following year, 1569, he also had Tomonori KITABATAKE, Ise Kokushi (an officer of Ise Province), surrender, and sent his second son Nobukatsu ODA to become an adopted son of the Kitabatake clan.
Japanese: 翌・永禄12年（1569年）には伊勢国司である北畠具教も降伏させ、次男・織田信雄を北畠氏の養子として送り込む。
English: In 1569, Nobunaga promulgated the 'Denchu on okite' (regulations for the shogunal residence) which consisted of nine articles and later an additional seven articles, in order to regulate the power of Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA as Shogun; Nobunaga forced Yoshiaki to accept these regulations.
Japanese: 永禄12年（1569年）、信長は足利義昭の将軍としての権力を制限するため、「殿中御掟」9ヶ条の掟書、のちには追加7ヶ条を発令し、これを義昭に認めさせた。
English: On June 1570, in order to subjugate Yoshikage ASAKURA in Echizen Province, who had ignored Nobunaga's order to go to Kyoto several times, Nobunaga abandoned the alliance with the Azai clan and began his march into Echizen Province with the army of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, a sworn ally.
Japanese: 元亀元年（1570年）4月、信長は度重なる上洛命令を無視する越前国の朝倉義景を討伐するため、浅井氏との盟約を反故にし、盟友の徳川家康の軍勢とともに越前国へ進軍を開始する。
English: Although the Oda and Tokugawa allied forces captured various castles of the Asakura clan one after another, when they advanced to Kanegasaki they were attacked from behind by the Azai clan who was their sworn ally in Kita-Omi Province.
Japanese: 織田・徳川連合軍は朝倉氏の諸城を次々と攻略していくが、金ヶ崎へ進軍したところで北近江国の盟友であった浅井氏に背後を突かれるかたちとなった。
English: This pincer attack pushed the Oda and Tokugawa allied forces into a corner, but they could escape to Kyoto partly because of the rear guards such as Katsumasa IKEDA, Mitsuhide AKECHI, Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and Ieyasu TOKUGAWA (the Battle of Kanagasaki).
Japanese: 挟撃される形となり窮地に追い込まれた織田・徳川連合軍であったが、殿(軍事用語)を務めた池田勝正・明智光秀・豊臣秀吉・徳川家康らの働きもあり、なんとか京に逃れた（金ヶ崎の戦い）。
English: It is said that when Nobunaga returned to Kyoto only about ten vassals followed him.
Japanese: 信長が京に帰還したとき、従う者は僅か10名ほどであったと言われている。
English: Yoshiaki sent gonaisho (a letter issued with the signature of the shogun) to various provinces in order to defeat Nobunaga, and formed 'the anti-Nobunaga network' with Yoshikage ASAKURA, Nagamasa AZAI, Shingen TAKEDA, Terumoto MORI, Miyoshi sanninshu and temples such as the Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei, and the Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple.
Japanese: 義昭は打倒信長に向けて御内書を諸国に発し、朝倉義景、浅井長政、武田信玄、毛利輝元、三好三人衆、さらに比叡山延暦寺、石山本願寺などの寺社勢力に呼びかけて「信長包囲網」を結成した。
English: However, on July 1570 Nobunaga faced off against the Azai and Asakura allied forces at the side of the Ane-gawa River in Omi Province with the Tokugawa army in order to defeat Nagamasa AZAI.
Japanese: 対して信長は浅井長政を討つべく、元亀元年（1570年）6月、近江国姉川河原で徳川軍とともに浅井・朝倉連合軍と対峙する。
English: The Oda and Tokugawa allied forces faced an uphill battle, for example, thirteen blocks of the fifteen blocks were broken by Kazumasa ISONO who was the spearhead of the Azai army, but they won (the Battle of Anegawa).
Japanese: 浅井軍の先鋒・磯野員昌に15段の備えの内13段まで破られるなど苦戦しつつも、織田・徳川連合軍は勝利した（姉川の戦い）。
English: On September 1570, Nobunaga left for the front in order to fight Miyoshi sanninshu who raised an army in Settsu Province, but he faced an uphill battle partly because of the reinforcements of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple (the Battle of Noda-jo Castle and Fukushima-jo Castle).
Japanese: 元亀元年（1570年）8月、信長は摂津国で挙兵した三好三人衆を討つべく出陣するが、石山本願寺の援軍などもあって苦戦する（野田城・福島城の戦い）。
English: In addition, while the main unit of the Oda army fought in Settsu Province, 30,000 allied forces including Nagamasa AZAI, Yoshikage ASAKURA and the Enryaku-ji Temple that recovered the troops, invaded Sakamoto (Otsu City) in Omi Province.
Japanese: しかも、織田軍本隊が摂津国に対陣している間に軍勢を立て直した浅井長政・朝倉義景・延暦寺などの連合軍3万が近江国・坂本(大津市)に侵攻する。
English: In this situation, Nobunaga quickly returned to Omi Province from the Settsu, leading the main unit before dawn on November 1.
Japanese: 対して信長は、9月23日未明に急ぎ本隊を率いて摂津国から近江国へと帰還。
English: Then, Nobunaga faced off against the Azai and Asakura allied forces at Usayama-jo Castle in Omi Province (Siege of Shiga).
Japanese: 信長はこれを受け、近江国・宇佐山城において浅井・朝倉連合軍と対峙する（志賀の陣）。
English: However, shortly, the people of Ise Nagashima Ikko Ikki (an uprising of Ikko sect followers in Nagashima, Ise Province) rose in revolt, ordered by Kennyo, the hoshu (high priest) of Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple, which forced Nobunaga's brother Nobuoki ODA to be killed in the battle.
Japanese: しかし、その間に石山本願寺の法主・顕如の命を受けた伊勢長島一向一揆衆が叛旗を翻し、信長の実弟・織田信興を戦死に追い込んだ。
English: Nobunaga who with his back to the wall reported to Emperor OGIMACHI and received an Imperial order, by which he could make peace with the Azai and Asakura clans on January 18, 1571.
Japanese: いよいよ進退に窮した信長は正親町天皇に奏聞して勅命を仰ぎ、12月13日、勅命をもって浅井氏・朝倉氏との和睦に成功した。
English: According to "Mikawa Monogatari" (Tales from Mikawa) written by Tadataka OKUBO, Nobunaga even said to Yoshikage as follows.
Japanese: 大久保忠教の記した『三河物語』によれば、このとき信長は義景に対して次のように言ったという。
English: On September 1571, Nobunaga set fire to Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei which continued to resist after several evacuations or neutrality advisories (the fire attack against Mt. Hiei).
Japanese: 元亀2年（1571年）9月、信長は何度か退避・中立勧告を出した後、なおも抵抗し続けた比叡山延暦寺を焼き討ちにした（比叡山焼き討ち(1571年)）。
English: On August 1572, Nobunaga had his legitimate son Kimyomaru (later Nobutada ODA) join the battle for the first time.
Japanese: 元亀3年（1572年）7月、信長は嫡男・奇妙丸（後の織田信忠）を初陣させた。
English: However, the Oda army had an advantage in tactics, and some busho of the Asakura army such as Yoshitsugu MAEBA, Nagashige TOMITA and 戸田与次 surrendered to Nobunaga in September.
Japanese: しかし戦況は織田軍有利に展開し、8月には朝倉軍の武将・前波吉継と富田長繁、戸田与次らが信長に降伏した。
English: In November, Shingen TAKEDA in Kai Province who accepted the requirement to dispatch troops by Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA finally raised an army to go to Kyoto with.
Japanese: 10月、足利義昭の出兵要請に呼応した甲斐国の武田信玄は、遂に上洛の軍を起こした。
English: This large military force began to invade Higashi (east) Mino Province, the territory of the Oda clan and Totomi and Mikawa Provinces, the territories of Tokugawa (the strategy to conquer the west).
Japanese: その大軍が織田領の東美濃国、並びに徳川領の遠江国、三河国に侵攻を開始する（西上作戦）。
English: However, at Iwamura-jo Castle in Higashi Mino Province attacked by Nobutomo AKIYAMA, a busho of the Takeda army, Kageto TOYAMA, the castellan, died of disease.
Japanese: しかし、武田軍の武将・秋山信友に攻められた東美濃の岩村城では、城主・遠山景任が病死。
English: Otsuya no kata, Kageto's widow, (Nobunaga's aunt) resisted by adopting Nobunaga's fifth son Bomaru (later Katsunaga ODA) as a son and placing him as the castellan.
Japanese: その景任の後家・おつやの方（信長の叔母）は、信長の五男・坊丸（後の織田勝長）を養子にして城主として抵抗する。
English: Bomaru was sent to Kai Province as a hostage and most of Higashi Mino Province came to be ruled by the Takeda clan.
Japanese: 坊丸は甲斐国に人質として送られ、東美濃の大半も武田氏の支配下に落ちた。
English: Moreover, the Futamata-jo Castle, the cornerstone of Totomi Province, surrendered to the enemy, and as a result, the war became worse (the Battle of Futamata-jo Castle).
Japanese: さらに遠江国の要である二俣城が開城・降伏により不利な戦況となる（二俣城の戦い）。
English: Against this situation, Nobunaga sent 3,000 reinforcement including Nobumori SAKUMA and Hirohide HIRATE to Ieyasu.
Japanese: これに対して信長は、家康に佐久間信盛・平手汎秀ら3,000人の援軍を送った。
English: In 1573 the Takeda army invaded Mikawa Province from Totomi Province and captured Noda-jo Castle (Mikawa Province) in March (the Battle of Noda-jo Castle).
Japanese: 元亀4年（1573年）に入ると、武田軍は遠江国から三河国に侵攻し、2月には野田城(三河国)を攻略する（野田城の戦い）。
English: In addition, in response to Shingen's going to Kyoto, Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA raised an army with Yoshitsugu MIYOSHI, Hisahide MATSUNAGA and so on.
Japanese: しかも信玄の上洛に呼応するかたちで、足利義昭が三好義継・松永久秀らと共謀して挙兵。
English: Nobunaga faced off against enemies both in the east and the west and his back was to the wall again, so he made peace with Yoshiaki by getting an Imperial order from Emperor Ogimachi on May 16.
Japanese: 東西に敵を抱えた信長はまたも進退に窮し、4月5日、正親町天皇から勅命を賜ることによって義昭と和睦した。
English: In August, he defeated Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA who was barricaded at Nijo-jo Castle or Makishima-jo Castle and exiled him from Kyoto.
Japanese: そうして7月、二条城や槇島城に立て籠もっていた足利義昭を破り、京都から追放。
English: In addition, on September 4, he reported to the Imperial Court to change the era name from Genki to Tensho and had this implemented.
Japanese: 加えて7月28日には元号を元亀から天正へと改めることを朝廷に奏上し、これを実現させた。
English: In September 1573, he ordered Yusai HOSOKAWA to subjugate Tomomichi IWANARI who was one of the Miyoshi sanninshu barricaded at the Yodo kojo Castle (the Second Battle of Yodokojo).
Japanese: 天正元年（1573年）8月、細川幽斎に命じて、淀古城に立て籠もる三好三人衆の一人・岩成友通を討伐した（淀古城第二次淀古城の戦い）。
English: In October, he captured Odani-jo Castle and Hisamasa AZAI and his son Nagamasa committed suicide.
Japanese: 9月、小谷城を攻略して浅井氏に勝利し、浅井久政・長政父子は自害した。
English: He killed Onodono (Agogoryonin), the mother of Nagamasa, after cutting off her fingers, one each day.
Japanese: 長政の母・小野殿（阿古御料人）の指を一日一本ずつ切り落とした上で殺害した。
English: In addition, Oichi no kata who married Nagamasa and some others escaped before the fall of the castle and they were taken in by Nobunaga.
Japanese: なお、長政に嫁いでいた妹・お市の方らは落城前に落ち延びて信長が引き取った。
English: In October 29, Nobunaga marched to Nagashima-cho of Ise Province (Mie Prefecture) leading 30,000 troops which mainly consisted of the troops of Owari, Mino, and Ise Provinces.
Japanese: 9月24日、信長は尾張国・美濃国・伊勢国の軍勢を中心とした3万人の軍勢を率いて、伊勢国・長島町(三重県)に行軍した。
English: The Oda army captured enemy castles around Nagashima one after another for about half a month with the good showing of Kazumasu TAKIGAWA.
Japanese: 織田軍は滝川一益らの活躍で半月ほどの間に長島周辺の敵城を次々と落とした。
English: However, because of the hard resistance with the uprising of the Ikko sect followers, Nobunaga who disliked extended battle began to withdraw on November 29.
Japanese: が、一向一揆による抵抗も激しく、長期戦を嫌った信長は10月25日に撤退を開始する。
English: When the Ikko sect army began to pursue his withdrawal, the Oda army faced a tough battle and Michimasa HAYASHI was killed.
Japanese: ところが撤退途中に一揆軍による追撃が始まると織田軍は苦戦し、林通政が討死した。
English: However, the Wakae Three, the chief retainers of Yoshitsugu, and others were afraid of Nobunaga's power and betrayed him, so Yoshitsugu committed suicide on December 20, and this was the end of the Miyoshi clan.
Japanese: しかし、信長の実力を怖れた義継の家老・若江三人衆らによる裏切りで義継は11月16日に自害し、三好氏もここに滅亡した。
English: On January 28, 1574, Hisahide MATSUNAGA in Yamato Province surrendered Tamonyama-jo Castle to Nobunaga.
Japanese: 12月26日、大和国の松永久秀も多聞山城を明け渡し、信長に降伏した。
English: On February 1574, jizamurai (local samurai) and the followers of Hongan-ji Temple rose in revolt in Echizen Province the territory of the Oda clan after the capturing the Asakura clan.
Japanese: 天正2年（1574年）1月、朝倉氏を攻略して織田領となっていた越前国で、地侍や本願寺門徒による反乱が起こった。
English: Although Nobunaga tried to attack with Nobutada, Akechi-jo Castle in Higashi Mino Province fell before Nobunaga's reinforcements arrived, and Nobunaga withdrew, avoiding the encounter with Takeda's army.
Japanese: 信長はこれを信忠とともに迎撃しようとしたが、信長の援軍が到着する前に東美濃の明智城が落城し、信長は武田軍との衝突を避けて岐阜に撤退した。
English: During July Nobunaga completely besieged Nagashima-cho in Ise Province (Mie Prefecture) with an amphibian operation leading 30,000 soldiers and brought a way of siege warfare.
Japanese: 7月、信長は3万人の大軍を率いて、伊勢国・長島町(三重県)を水陸から完全に包囲し、攻城戦攻城戦の手法に追い込んだ。
English: The army of Ikko Ikki showed artful tactics and many busho from the Oda family, such as Nobuhiro ODA, Nobunaga's older brother by a concubine, were killed.
Japanese: 一揆軍も巧みな戦術を見せて、信長の庶兄・織田信広など多くの織田一族の将が討ち取られた。
English: However, in September, the army of Ikko Ikki suffered a shortage of food and about 1,000 soldiers were killed when Otorii-jo Castle fell from being heavily attack by the Oda army.
Japanese: しかし、8月に入ると兵糧不足に陥り、さらに織田軍の猛攻により大鳥居城が落城して一揆勢1,000人余が討ち取られる。
English: On October 23, the followers of Nagashima-jo Castle who were out of food surrendered and asked Nobunaga to leave for Osaka by ship.
Japanese: 9月29日、兵糧に欠乏した長島城の門徒は降伏し、船で大坂方面に退去することを信長に申し出る。
English: However, Nobunaga's brothers Nobuoki and Nobuhiro were killed, and he attacked the followers on ships and they were captured, partly because they were slow in leaving.
Japanese: しかし、信興や信広という兄弟を殺された信長は、一揆衆の退去する動きが遅いこともあり、船で移動する門徒に一斉射撃を浴びせることで攻略した。
English: A part of the army of Ikko Ikki got angry about this and attacked the Oda army, and Nobunaga's younger brother Hidenari ODA and others were killed.
Japanese: しかし、これに激怒した一揆側の一部が織田軍に襲いかかり、信長の弟・織田秀成らが討ちとられた。
English: In addition, Nobunaga besieged the followers of Nagashima who barricaded themselves in Nakae-jo and Yanagashima-jo Castles, and killed them.
Japanese: さらに信長は中江城、屋長島城に立て籠もった長島門徒に対しては、城の周囲から包囲して討ち取った。
English: It is said that at this time 20,000 followers of Ikko Ikki were killed by the Oda army.
Japanese: このとき、一揆衆は2万人が織田軍によって討ち取られたといわれている。
English: In May 1575, Katsuyori TAKEDA attacked Nagashino-jo Castle, the residence of Sadamasa OKUDAIRA, leading 15,000 troops, in order to kill him who betrayed the Takeda clan and became a vassal of the Tokugawa clan after the death of Shingen., i.e., Katsuyori's father.
Japanese: 天正3年（1575年）4月、武田勝頼は父・信玄の死後、武田氏より離反し徳川氏の家臣となった奥平信昌を討つため、1万5,000人の軍勢を率いて貞昌の居城・長篠城に攻め寄せた。
English: In the meantime, Nobunaga left for the front leading a large number troops, 30,000 from Gifu on June 30, and joined 8,000 troops of the Tokugawa army at Noda in Mikawa Province on July 5.
Japanese: その間の5月12日に信長は3万人の大軍を率いて岐阜から出陣し、5月17日に三河国の野田で徳川軍8,000人と合流する。
English: The Oda and Tokugawa allied forces increased to 38,000 troops set up an encampment at Shitaragahara on July 6.
Japanese: 3万8,000人に増大した織田・徳川連合軍は5月18日、設楽原に陣を敷いた。
English: And on July 9, the battle between the Oda and Tokugawa allied forces and the army of Takeda began (the Battle of Nagashino).
Japanese: そして5月21日、織田・徳川連合軍と武田軍の戦いが始まる（長篠の戦い）。
English: In this battle Nobunaga adopted a fusillade using about 1,000 matchlock guns (according to "Shinchoko-ki" - Biography of Nobunaga ODA) and won a landslide victory against the Takeda army.
Japanese: この戦いで、信長は1,000丁余りの火縄銃を用いた一斉射撃（『信長公記』による）を行わせ、武田軍に圧勝する。
English: Sadamasa OKUDAIRA who guarded Nagashino-jo Castle from the large army of Takeda in this battle was given Henki (a portion of the name of a person in high rank, which is given to a retainer to show subordination) from Nobunaga and he changed his name to Nobumasa.
Japanese: この戦いで武田氏の大軍から長篠城を防衛した奥平貞昌は、信長より偏諱を賜り信昌と改名している。
English: During the previous year, followers of the Hongan-ji Temple killed Yoshitsugu MAEBA assigned to the shugodai of Echizen Province by Nobunaga, but they became divided internally.
Japanese: 前年に信長から越前国を任されていた守護代・前波吉継を殺害して越前国を奪った本願寺門徒では、内部分裂が起こっていた。
English: The followers punished jizamurai like Nagashige TOMITA who cooperated in the murder of Nagatoshi KATSURADA on February 1575, and began to govern Echizen Province as a country held by Ikki.
Japanese: 門徒達は天正3年（1575年）1月、桂田長俊殺害に協力した富田長繁ら地侍も罰し、越前国を一揆の持ちたる国とした。