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The Asai's army was considered an effective force and, in fact, at Anegawa, it came very close to defeating Nobunaga's larger force. The Asai relied on the support of their retainer clans, which included the [[Isono clan|Isono]], [[Atsuji clan|Atsuji]], [[Shinjo clan|Shinjo]], [[Akao clan|Akao]], [[Amemori clan|Amemori]], and [[Imai clan (Owari)|Imai]], and in total could muster some 10,000 men for battle. These troops were equipped with a somewhat higher number of rifles then one might find in a clan of the Asai's means since, during the 1560's, they and the Asakura collaborated on a gun-making workshop at Kunimoto (Ômi).  

The Asai's army was considered an effective force and, in fact, at Anegawa, it came very close to defeating Nobunaga's larger force. The Asai relied on the support of their retainer clans, which included the [[Isono clan|Isono]], [[Atsuji clan|Atsuji]], [[Shinjo clan|Shinjo]], [[Akao clan|Akao]], [[Amemori clan|Amemori]], and [[Imai clan (Owari)|Imai]], and in total could muster some 10,000 men for battle. These troops were equipped with a somewhat higher number of rifles then one might find in a clan of the Asai's means since, during the 1560's, they and the Asakura collaborated on a gun-making workshop at Kunimoto (Ômi).  

One of Asai's daughters would eventually become Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mistress (the famous Yodo-gimi) and would produce the unfortunate [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], with whom she would die at [[Osaka castle|Osaka Castle]] ([[1615]]). Ironically, another ended up married to [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] and was the mother of the 3rd Tokugawa shogun: [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Iemitsu]].  

One of Asai's daughters would eventually become Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mistress (the famous [[Yodo-gimi]]) and would produce the unfortunate [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], with whom she would die at [[Osaka castle|Osaka Castle]] ([[1615]]). Another, [[Oeyo]], married [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] and was the mother of the 3rd Tokugawa shogun, [[Tokugawa Iemitsu|Iemitsu]], while the third, [[Ohatsu]], married [[Kyogoku Takatsugu|Kyôgoku Takatsugu]].  

==Historical materials==

==Historical materials==