denial of the the middle ages

Mid-16th century，there was a lords in Owari named "Oda Nobunaga".
(Western part of the current Aichi.)
At this time，Japan had 100-year civil war continued.
He allied with Tokugawa Ieyasu of Mikawa.
(Eastern part of the current Aichi.)

Then his Japan unified project was begun.


”Denial of the the Middle Ages.”
This project had also its meaning.

The time the civil war began，authority of the Middle Ages was becoming meaningless gradually.
And its late stage he appeared.


Separation of soldiers and peasants.
Establishment of the professional soldier.

Elimination of tariffs pointless and the guild from own territory.
Road at the time was full by the customs of lords.
In other words,Japan had been too subdivided.
There was no intention to them as Japan nation.

Separation of politics and religion.
Tendai sect of Buddhism it was one representative sect of this era.
People still believed the punishment of Heaven.
They had position like extraterritoriality.

　
"Nobunaga is gonna take away the rights of us."
They did interference to Nobunaga's project.



"The punishment of Heaven.
There is nothing like that."

He attacked to this head temple.
And it had been thoroughly destroyed.


Incidentally my grandfather was a monk of this sect.

Further incidentally，Akira Kurosawa's film Kagemusha.
Enemy role of this film main character.
He is Oda Nobunaga.


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While he destroyed the old forces，took control of the central part of the Japan.
As result，large lords of since old times were became not here.

Of course his project had reckless in the common sense of that time
He might have been similar to the Caesar.
He was killed by a rebellion of the vassal.
　
This vassal named Akechi Mitsuhide.
He was destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi of Nobunaga vassal.
(His name was Hashiba Hideyoshi at that time)

Result of the power struggle，he became heir to Nobunaga.
He was not adopted annihilation policy unlike Nobunaga.


Hideyoshi had already established a friendly relationship with Mouri.
Mouri is Choshu of later.
(Mouri is person's name,Choshu is place name.)
They were large lord of western of main island at that time.

Many lords of west japan.
They remained exist by this policy.



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Hojo clan was the ruler of the Kanto Plain at that time.
They ignored the recommendation of Hideyoshi surrender.
　
Hideyoshi decided to subdue Hojo clan as the completion of the unification of Japan.
　

”Be cooperate to subdue Hojo.”
He gave this instructions to lords of Ōu.
Of course this was a recommendation of surrender to them.
　
As result，Hojo clan was perish and Japan was unified.
Hojo territory was given to Ieyasu.