Original: Oda Nobunaga June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582}} was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the rule of the shogun in the late 16th century, a rule that ended only with the opening of Japan to the Western world in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history.
Simplified: Oda Nobunaga (June 23, 1534 â "June 21, 1582) was a Japanese daimyo.