Akechi Mitsuhide
Japanese noble
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Akechi Mitsuhide was a Japanese noble and a vassal of Oda Nobunaga, a powerful daimyo who aimed to unify Japan in the 16th century. Mitsuhide played a role in Nobunaga's campaigns, including the suppression of western Japan. However, in 1582, Mitsuhide rebelled against Nobunaga, leading to Nobunaga's death by seppuku. This act by Mitsuhide temporarily halted Nobunaga's unification efforts, though his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, eventually completed the task.12
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