Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Death of Nobunaga

When
21 June 1582
Where
Honnō-ji temple
Part of
The Incident at Honnō-ji

Oda Nobunaga committed seppuku during the Honnō-ji Incident, ending his campaign to unify Japan.

Nobunaga died by seppuku during the unexpected rebellion of his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide. His death ended his Sengoku period campaign to unify Japan under his power, despite being on the verge of unifying the country.

Sources

  1. Oda Nobunaga Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
  2. Honnō-ji Incident Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10

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