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1527 –1548
1549 –1559
1549
Month 3Battle of Sashima
Miyoshi Nagayoshi's forces and Hosokawa Harumoto's forces clashed at Sashima in Settsu. This is regarded as a prelude to the Battle of Eguchi in the sixth month of the same year.
1549 map — the year of Battle of Sashima1553
Miyoshi Nagayoshi establishes himself at Akakawa Mountain Castle
Miyoshi Nagayoshi made Akakawa Mountain Castle in Settsu his base of operations. No official documentation specifying the exact date has been found.
1553 map — the year of Miyoshi Nagayoshi establishes himself at Akakawa Mountain Castle1560 –1564
1565 –1567
1568 –1569
1570 –1572
池田勝正・和田惟政・三好三人衆・本願寺顕如ほか
諸勢力並立野田・福島の挙兵（1570年）から石山合戦が始まり、三好三人衆と本願寺が西部を、織田方の三守護が東部を保った。白井河原の戦い（1571年）で和田惟政が敗死し、池田家では荒木村重が実権を握っていく1570
Month 8Outbreak of Ishiyama War
Kennyo of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji in Settsu rises against Nobunaga, starting a prolonged war involving Ikkō sect followers.
See this battle in detail →Month 9Battle of Noda-Fukushima
In Settsu, Oda forces attack strongholds of the Miyoshi Triumvirs and Hongan-ji, but retreat when Azai–Asakura advance south.
See this battle in detail →1573 –1579
1573
Takayama Ukon Becomes Lord of Takatsuki Castle
Takayama Ukon became lord of Takatsuki Castle together with his father Hidakami. He undertook the expansion of the castle and development of the castle town, establishing it as a center of Christianity through the construction of over twenty churches.
1573 map — the year of Takayama Ukon Becomes Lord of Takatsuki Castle1576
5/3Harada Naomasa Dies at Tennōji Fort
Honganji forces, numbering over 10,000, counterattacked. In fighting near Tennōji Fort, they killed Harada Naomasa, a commander of Oda's forces.
1576 map — the year of Harada Naomasa Dies at Tennōji Fort5/7Nobunaga Rides Out to Relieve Tennōji Fort
Nobunaga departed from Wakae, broke through the Honganji siege, and entered the fort where he joined forces with Akechi Mitsuhide and others to repel the attackers. During this action, he sustained a gunshot wound to his leg.
1576 map — the year of Nobunaga Rides Out to Relieve Tennōji FortMōri Forces Win the First Battle of Kizugawaguchi
A Mōri and Murakami naval convoy carrying provisions to Ishiyama Hongan-ji defeated the Oda fleet at the mouth of the Kizu River and kept the maritime supply route open. After the defeat, Nobunaga ordered Kuki Yoshitaka and others to build large warships.
1576 map — the year of Mōri Forces Win the First Battle of Kizugawaguchi1578
11/6Second Naval Battle at Kizugawa Inlet
Oda's large Ataka warships commanded by Kuki Yoshitaka defeated the Mōri fleet and cut off seaborne supply routes to Ishiyama Honganji.
1578 map — the year of Second Naval Battle at Kizugawa Inlet11/24Nakagawa Kiyohide Defects to the Oda
Nakagawa Kiyohide, who had been besieged under Araki Murashige, expelled Murashige's supporters Ishida Iyo and Watanabe Kantayū and surrendered to Oda Nobunaga.
1578 map — the year of Nakagawa Kiyohide Defects to the OdaTakayama Ukon Submits to Oda Nobunaga
When Araki Murashige defected from Oda Nobunaga, Takayama came under attack from the Oda forces but surrendered and was pardoned, retaining his position as lord of Takatsuki Castle.
1578 map — the year of Takayama Ukon Submits to Oda Nobunaga1580
Ishiyama War Ends
Honganji leader Kennyo accepted an imperial-mediated peace and withdrew from Ishiyama Honganji, ending roughly ten years of war between the Honganji and Oda Nobunaga.
See this event in detail →1581
1582
Month 6Oda Nobutaka Abandons the Shikoku Expedition and Joins the Yamazaki Campaign
Oda Nobutaka had assembled near Osaka for an expedition to Shikoku, but abandoned it after the Honnōji Incident. He then joined Hashiba Hideyoshi's army against Akechi Mitsuhide at Yamazaki.
See this battle in detail →1583
Month 9Construction of Osaka Castle Begins
Hashiba Hideyoshi began constructing Osaka Castle on the former site of Ishiyama Hongan-ji as a political and military base for unifying the realm.
1583 map — the year of Construction of Osaka Castle Begins1584
1585
1586
10/27Tokugawa Ieyasu Meets Hideyoshi at Osaka Castle
Tokugawa Ieyasu entered Osaka Castle and met Toyotomi Hideyoshi, entering the daimyō order under the Toyotomi government.
1586 map — the year of Tokugawa Ieyasu Meets Hideyoshi at Osaka Castle1587
1588
1589
1590 –1594
1593
8/3Birth of Toyotomi Hideyori
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son Hiroi, later known as Hideyori, was born at Osaka Castle, changing the political situation surrounding the Toyotomi succession.
1593 map — the year of Birth of Toyotomi Hideyori1595 –1597
1598 –1599
1599
3/3Death of Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie, a senior regent who had counterbalanced Tokugawa Ieyasu, died in Osaka, weakening the balance within the Toyotomi government.
1599 map — the year of Death of Maeda Toshiie1600
1601 –1602
1603 –1613
1614
Month 11Winter Siege of Osaka Begins
A large Tokugawa army surrounded Osaka Castle, while the Toyotomi side conducted a defensive siege centered on positions including Sanada Nobushige's Sanada-maru.
See this battle in detail →12/19Truce Ends the Winter Siege of Osaka
A truce was agreed between the Tokugawa and Toyotomi sides, followed by an exchange of pledges, but the conflict remained unresolved and resumed the following year.
See this battle in detail →1615
5/8Osaka Castle Falls and the Toyotomi House Ends
Osaka Castle fell, and Toyotomi Hideyori and Yodo-dono died by suicide, bringing the main Toyotomi house to an end.
See this battle in detail →1616
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