# Oda Nobunaga - Unification leader

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/oda-nobunaga
Reign: 1568 – 1582
Dynasty: Oda clan
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_Nobunaga

Nobunaga entered Kyoto in 1568, displaced Ashikaga rule in 1573 and expanded through military conquest. He died during the Honnō-ji coup.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Sengoku period](https://history-japan.com/rulers/sengoku-period)
- Succeeded by: [Azuchi–Momoyama period](https://history-japan.com/rulers/azuchi-momoyama-period)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1573 - [Nobunaga expels Ashikaga Yoshiaki](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1573-nobunaga-expels-ashikaga-yoshiaki)
- 1575 - [Battle of Nagashino](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1575-battle-of-nagashino)
- 1582 - [Honnō-ji Incident](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1582-honno-ji-incident)