Answer the following question: Information: - The fortress was situated on a swampy delta, on the border of Owari and Ise Provinces, at the point where three rivers converge, to the southwest of the modern-day city of Nagoya. Nagashima was in fact a number of smaller fortifications surrounding two primary buildings and not a single fortress. Nagashima Castle was built in 1555 by Ito Shigeharu, and seized by the Ikk-ikki shortly afterwards, in much the same way they had seized a number of other daimyo's holdings. The Gansh-ji fortified monastery formed the second center of Nagashima's defense. - Kuki Yoshitaka ( ) ( 1542 -- November 17 , 1600 ) was a naval commander during Japan 's Sengoku Period , under Oda Nobunaga , and later , Toyotomi Hideyoshi . He was also the ninth headmaster of the Kuki family 's school of martial arts , Kukishin - ry and thus a very skilled warrior . In the 1570s , Kuki allied himself with Oda Nobunaga , and commanded his fleet , supporting land - based attacks on the Ikk - ikki . In 1574 , his aid ensured a victory for Nobunaga in his third attempt to attack the Nagashima fortress . In 1576 , he was defeated at Kizugawaguchi by the Mri clan fleet , but 1578 brought victory in the second Battle of Kizugawaguchi , in which Kuki used ' iron ships ' to repel the arrows and musket balls of the opposing Mri clan 's ships . In 1587 , he led Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's fleet in a campaign in Kysh , alongside Konishi Yukinaga , Wakizaka Yasuharu and Kat Yoshiaki . Three years later , along with Wakizaka Yasuharu and Kato Yoshiaki he went on to lead the Siege of Odawara and the Siege of Shimoda . He continued in his role as commander of Hideyoshi 's fleet , launching an invasion of Korea in 1592 from his flagship Nipponmaru . He was severely defeated in the Battle of Myeongryang . In the Battle of Sekigahara , Kuki Yoshitaka fought alongside the Toyotomi forces , while his son Kuki Moritaka joined the opposing force , under Tokugawa Ieyasu . Following Tokugawa 's victory , his son successfully guaranteed Yoshitaka 's safety from Ieyasu . In a turn of fate , Yoshitaka committed seppuku before the news reached him . - History. The name of Ise appears in the earliest written records of Japan, and was the site of numerous religious and folklore events connected with the Shinto religion and Yamato court. Ise province was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taih Code, when the former princely state of Ise was divided into Ise, Iga and Shima. The original capital of the province was located in what is now the city of Suzuka, and was excavated by archaeologists in 1957. The site was proclaimed a national historic landmark in 1986. The remains of the Ise kokubunji have also been found within the boundaries of modern Suzuka. Under the "Engishiki" classification system, Ise was ranked as a "great country" and a "close country". - , first called Jbei from his clan and later from his title, was a samurai and general who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. His full name was thus Akechi Jbei Minamoto-no-Mitsuhide ( ). - The refers to the forced suicide on June 21, 1582, of Japanese daimy Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide. This occurred in Honn-ji, a temple in Kyoto, ending Nobunaga's quest to consolidate centralized power in Japan under his authority. - History. According to Sansom, "The Ikko (Single-Minded) sect of Nembutsu, or Buddha-calling... is a branch of the worship of Amida developed from the teaching of Shinran into an aggressive doctrine of salvation by faith." In the 13th century, the jizamurai, a new class of small landowners, "formed leagues ("ikki") for mutual defence", since they came from "good warrior families, long established in their own districts, and they were determined to protect their interests, both economic and social, against newcomers," according to Sansom The Shirahata-Ikki, "White Flag Uprising", and Mikazuki-Ikki, "Crescent Uprising", where examples of the numerous risings against the Ashikaga shogunate. An uprising involving an entire province was called a Kuni-Ikki (kuni meaning province). Uprisings took place in 1351, 1353, 1369, 1377, 138486, and 136669. The risings in the 15th century, Tsuchi-Ikki or Do-Ikki, were better organized "and the peasants appear to have played a more prominent part." AT the conclusion of the nin War, in 1477, "many of the members of the numerous ikki" occupied the monasteries and shrines, and "would ring the warning bells day and night, hoping to terrify the rich citizens," according to Sansom. - History. Sagami was one of the original provinces of Japan established in the Nara period under the Taih Code. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Although remnants from the Japanese Paleolithic and Yayoi periods are scarce, remains from the Jmon period are relatively plentiful. Kofun period remains are generally from the 1st 4th centuries AD. Whether or not Sagami was originally part of Musashi prior to the Nara period is still a topic of controversy. - The , also known as the , was a dynasty originating from one of the plethora of Japanese "daimys" which governed Japan from 1338 to 1573, the year in which Oda Nobunaga deposed Ashikaga Yoshiaki. The heads of government were the shoguns. Each was a member of the Ashikaga clan. - The Mri clan ( "Mri-shi") was a family of "daimys", descended from e no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shen in Mri, Aik District, Sagami Province. Hiromoto's descendants began to name themselves the Mri. - The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict. Japanese historians named it after the otherwise unrelated Warring States period in China. It came to an end when all political power was unified under the Tokugawa shogunate. - When Emperor Shmu ordered two official temples for each province (one for male Buddhist priests and one for nuns), two temples were founded in Aki Province. The provincial temple was founded in present-day Saij, Higashihiroshima. - Historical context. The goal of national unification and a return to the comparative political stability of the earlier Muromachi period was widely shared by the multitude of autonomous "daimys" during the Sengoku period. Oda Nobunaga was the first for whom this goal seemed attainable. Nobunaga had gained control over most of Honshu (see map below) before his death during the 1582 Honn-ji incident, a coup attempt executed by Nobunaga's vassal, Akechi Mitsuhide. It is not certain whether Nobunaga was killed in the attack or else committed seppuku. The motivations behind Mitsuhide's betrayal was never revealed to anyone who survived the incident, and has been a subject of debate and conjecture ever since the incident. - e no Hiromoto ( ) (11481225) was a "kuge" (court noble) and vassal of Japan's Kamakura shogunate, and contributed to establishing the shogunate's governmental structure. What is the relationship between 'kuki yoshitaka' and 'samurai'?
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occupation