Akechi Mitsuhide

was a Japanese samurai. He was a general in the forces of Oda Nobunaga.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Akechi Mitsuhide" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 18. He was from Mino Province.

Timeline
 1580 (Tenshō 8): Akechi was put in charge of establishing a survey of Yamato Province in the area of modern Nara Prefecture
 1581 (Tenshō 9): Akechi was charged with making a survey of Tango Province north of Kyoto
 1582 (Tenshō 10): Nobunaga was assassinated by Akechi Mitsuhide.Nussbaum, "Honnō-ji" at p. 350. Akechi defeated by Hashiba Hideyoshi soon later, hurted by civilian and made a seppuku.

Related pages
 Azuchi-Momoyama period

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