Michihito

Michihito (方仁; 1517 – 1593), also known as Emperor Ōgimachi (正親町天皇), was the 106th of Japan, reigning from 1557 until his abdication in 1586. In 1580, Emperor Ōgimachi sent a court official to broker terms of surrender and a peace settlement from the Ikkō-ikki, a collective of Buddhists who had rebelled against Oda Nobunaga in the Ishiyama Hongan-ji War.Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga Like all past emperors, Ōgimachi lived in Kyoto's and was widely respected as a claimed descendant of the but had little money of his own to spend on. This changed when Nobunaga helped furnish the palace and personally paid him a stipend, acts which increased his own legitimacy as ruler.Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 7: Kyoto: Japan's Imperial City
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*Echoes of History – Shadows 
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