The betrayal of Oda Nobunaga by his general Akechi Mitsuhide in 1582 is one of the most debated episodes of Japan’s Sengoku period. It is impossible to say how different modern Japan would be had Nobunaga not been stopped mid-unification of the country, and what is even more contentious are the motives behind Akechi’s actions. Available sources offer limited clarity, political bias, and retrospective interpretations. As a result, historians have…
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