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  1. 1582 · Japan · Politics

    Honnō-ji Incident

    The Honnō-ji Incident was the attempted assassination of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga at Honnō-ji in Kyoto in 1582. Nobunaga was on the verge of unifying the country, but died by seppuku in the unexpected rebellion of his vassal Akechi Mitsuhide.

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