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Historical context . The goal of national unification and a return to the comparative political stability of the earlier Muromachi period was widely shared by the multitude of autonomous " daimys " during the Sengoku period . Oda Nobunaga was the first for whom this goal seemed attainable . Nobunaga had gained control over most of Honshu ( see map below ) before his death during the 1582 Honn - ji incident , a coup attempt executed by Nobunaga ' s vassal , Akechi Mitsuhide . It is not certain whether Nobunaga was killed in the attack or else committed seppuku . The motivations behind Mitsuhide ' s betrayal was never revealed to anyone who survived the incident , and has been a subject of debate and conjecture ever since the incident . Hideyoshi is noted for a number of cultural legacies , including the restriction that only members of the ___MASK1___ class could bear arms . He financed the construction , restoration and rebuilding of many temples standing today in Kyoto . Hideyoshi played an important role in the history of Christianity in Japan when he ordered the execution by crucifixion of twenty - six Christians . , also known as Sait Toshimasa , was a Japanese ___MASK1___ during the Sengoku period . Name . In Japanese , the city has been called Ky , Miyako , or Ky no Miyako . In the 11th century , the city was renamed Kyoto (" capital city "), after the Chinese word for capital city , '. After the city of Edo was renamed Tokyo ( meaning " Eastern Capital ") in 1868 , and the seat of the ___MASK59___ was transferred there , Kyoto was known for a short time as Saiky ( meaning " Western Capital "). In Japanese , they are usually referred to as or . According to ___MASK35___ William Scott Wilson : " In Chinese , the character  was originally a verb meaning " to wait upon " or " accompany persons " in the upper ranks of society , and this is also true of the original term in Japanese , saburau . In both countries the terms were nominalized to mean " those who serve in close attendance to the ___MASK6___ ", the pronunciation in Japanese changing to saburai . According to Wilson , an early reference to the word " ___MASK1___ " appears in the Kokin Wakash ( 905  914 ), the first imperial anthology of poems , completed in the first part of the 10th century . The Warring States period was an era in ancient Chinese history following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the Qin wars of conquest that saw the annexation of all other contender states , which ultimately led to the Qin state ' s victory in 221 BC as the first unified Chinese empire known as the Qin dynasty . Although different scholars point toward different dates ranging from 481 BC to 403 BC as the true beginning of the Warring States , Sima Qian ' s choice of 475 BC is generally the most often cited and popularly accepted one . The Warring States era also overlaps with the second half of the Eastern Zhou dynasty , though the Chinese ___MASK70___ , known as the king of Zhou , ruled merely as a figurehead and served as a backdrop against the machinations of the warring states . Ikeda Tsuneoki (   , 1536 -- May 18 , 1584 ) , also known as Ikeda Nobuteru (   ) , was a ___MASK31___ and ___MASK73___ commander during the Sengoku period and Azuchi - Momoyama period of the 16th century of Japan . He was a retainer of the famous warlords Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi . His father was Ikeda Toshitsune , who served Oda Nobuhide . There are various theories as to his birthplace ( including Owari , Mino , Settsu and mi provinces ) . He was one of the four kar at Kiyosu Castle . His official position was Kii - no - kami (  ) , or `` Governor of Kii Province '' . His courtesy name was Shzaburo (  ) . He later became a priest , and referred to himself as Shnyu (  ) . In his early years , he served Nobunaga , since his mother was a foster mother of Nobunaga . In 1570 , he was active in the Battle of Anegawa and became the lord of Inuyama Castle . After that , he took part in various battles , such as the Battle of Nagashino against the Takeda clan . In 1580 , he beat Araki Murashige , who locked himself in Hanakuma Castle and was given Murashige ' s domain . In 1582 , he took part in Hashiba Hideyoshi ' s force at the Battle of Yamazaki after the Incident at Honn - ji , and beat Akechi Mitsuhide . He also took part in the meeting in Kiyosu Castle . In 1583 , he was given 130 , 000 koku in Mino Province , and became the lord of gaki Castle . In 1584 , he took part in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute on the side of Hideyoshi . He captured Inuyama Castle on his first assault . However , he and his eldest son , Ikeda Motosuke , died in the battle at Nagakute . His second son , Ikeda Terumasa , succeeded him as the leader of the Ikeda clan . The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval , political intrigue and near - constant ___MASK73___ conflict . Japanese historians named it after the otherwise unrelated Warring States period in China . It came to an end when all political power was unified under the Tokugawa shogunate . , first called Jbei from his clan and later from his title , was a ___MASK1___ and general who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan . His full name was thus Akechi Jbei Minamoto - no - Mitsuhide (    ). Ruling the clan . As the head of the Oda clan , Nobuhide was involved in open warfare as he was fronted to the north by Sait Dsan , " daimy " of Mino Province , and to the east by Imagawa Yoshimoto , the ___MASK31___ of Mikawa , Suruga , and Ttmi provinces . However , he was never able to fully unite Owari Province . Though he managed to hold his own against any of the opponents , constant internal struggles within Oda clan prevented him from achieving a complete victory . Early life and succession . Yoshimoto was born in 1519 , the third son of Imagawa Ujichika of the Imagawa clan - which claimed descent from ___MASK59___ Seiwa ( 850  880 ). { It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan . As he was not the eldest son , he was ineligible to inherit the family headship directly from his father . As a result , the young boy was sent to a temple where his name was changed to or . Unrest broke out when his older brother Ujiteru died suddenly in 1536 . His elder half - brother , , tried to seize the heirship but the clan split into two factions . Yoshimoto ' s faction demanded that since Yoshimoto ' s mother was the consort of Ujichika , he was the rightful heir . Genk Etan ' s faction demanded that since he was older , he was the rightful heir . Genk Etan ' s mother was a concubine and a member of the Kushima family , but they were defeated and killed in the . Baigaku Shh changed his name to Yoshimoto at this point and succeeded the clan . The refers to the forced suicide on June 21 , 1582 , of Japanese daimy Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his ___MASK1___ general Akechi Mitsuhide . This occurred in Honn - ji , a temple in Kyoto , ending Nobunaga ' s quest to consolidate centralized power in Japan under his authority . The Tokugawa shogunate , also known as the and the , was the last feudal Japanese ___MASK73___ government , which existed between 1603 and 1867 . The head of government was the shogun , and each was a member of the Tokugawa clan . The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle and the years of the shogunate became known as the Edo period . This time is also called the Tokugawa period or pre - modern .