Oda Nobunaga, in history, was a brilliant and ruthless daimyo who played a crucial role in Japan’s unification during the Sengoku period. Known for his strategic genius, military innovations, and disregard for traditional norms, he revolutionized warfare by using firearms effectively and breaking the power of the samurai aristocracy. Nobunaga was both feared and admired, embracing brutality when necessary, such as in the destruction of the Ikkō-Ikki
Buddhist sects and his relentless campaigns against rival clans. His ambition was cut short in 1582 at Honnō-ji, where his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide betrayed him, forcing Nobunaga to commit seppuku. Despite his death, his legacy endured, paving the way for the later unification of Japan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu.