1570
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(Genki 1; 元亀一年)
- 1570/1/8 Takeda Shingen takes Hanzawa castle from Ôhara Sukeyoshi.
- 1570/4 Oda Nobunaga visits Kyoto and prepares a campaign against Asakura Yoshikage.
- 1570/5 Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu march against Asakura Yoshikage of Echizen; Nobunaga is betrayed by Asai Nagamasa, his brother-in-law and is forced to retreat.
- 1570/6 Nobunaga and Tokugawa defeat the forces of the Asai and Asakura clans at Anegawa in Ômi province; afterwards Nobunaga makes an effort to bring down the Asai's Odani castle but withdraws after about a week.
- 1570/7 Takeda Shingen leads an army into Suruga province.
- 1570/8 Takeda Shingen clashes with Hôjô and Imagawa troops in Suruga province.
- 1570/8 Nobunaga initiates hostilities with the Ishiyama Honganji.
- Nobunaga gains control of Sakai (Settsu province).
- The Battle of Imayama: Ôtomo troops are defeated by a Ryûzôji army led by Nabeshima Naoshige. This victory allows Ryûzôji Takanobu to extend his power in Hizen.
- 1570/12 Oda Nobunaga makes peace with Asai and Asakura.
