Akechi Mitsuhide

Akechi Mitsuhide (明智 光秀) was a Japanese samurai. He was a general in the forces of Oda Nobunaga. He was from Mino Province.

Timeline

 * 1580 (Tenshō 8): Akechi was put in charge of establishing a survey of Yamato Province in the area of modern Nara Prefecture
 * 1581 (Tenshō 9): Akechi was charged with making a survey of Tango Province north of Kyoto
 * 1582 (Tenshō 10): Nobunaga was assassinated by Akechi Mitsuhide.

Related pages

 * Azuchi-Momoyama period