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Nobunaga rewarded Ukon for his decision, especially after the latter was able to convince Nakagawa to open Ibaragi’s gates to the Oda. Both Ukon and Nakagwa kept their castles and Takayama set about converting the population in his fief. Many temples were reportedly torn down or converted to churches, an activity that could have hardly drawn less concern from Nobunaga, the destroyer of the Enryakuji.  

Nobunaga rewarded Ukon for his decision, especially after the latter was able to convince Nakagawa to open Ibaragi’s gates to the Oda. Both Ukon and Nakagwa kept their castles and Takayama set about converting the population in his fief. Many temples were reportedly torn down or converted to churches, an activity that could have hardly drawn less concern from Nobunaga, the destroyer of the Enryakuji.  

In June [[1582]] Nobunaga was killed by [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] in Kyoto. [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] hastily marched back from the western provinces on a campaign of vengeance, and in [[Settsu province|Settsu]] was joined by the Takayama and Nakagawa. In the ensuing [[Battle of Yamazaki]], both men commanded troops in Hideyoshi’s vanguard and helped defeat Akechi Mitsuhide’s army<ref>It may be of some interest to note that later, during Nobunaga's funeral, Takayama refused to light incense at his mortuary alter or say traditional Buddhist prayers (due to Christian beliefs). This does not appear to have sat so well with Hideyoshi, and may have gone some way towards fostering disquiet between the two men.</ref>.

In June [[1582]] Nobunaga was killed by [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] in Kyoto. [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] hastily marched back from the western provinces on a campaign of vengeance, and in [[Settsu province|Settsu]] was joined by the Takayama and Nakagawa. In the ensuing [[Battle of Yamazaki]], both men commanded troops in Hideyoshi’s vanguard and helped defeat Akechi Mitsuhide’s army<ref>It may be of some interest to note that later, during Nobunaga's funeral, Takayama refused to light [[incense]] at his mortuary alter or say traditional Buddhist prayers (due to Christian beliefs). This does not appear to have sat so well with Hideyoshi, and may have gone some way towards fostering disquiet between the two men.</ref>.

After Hideyoshi’s triumph at Yamazaki, conflict broke out between the late Nobunaga’s senior retainers over the matter of succession. The tensions culminated in open warfare between faction led by Hideyoshi and [[Shibata Katsuie]]. In late 1582 Hideyoshi dispatched Takayama and Nakagawa to northern [[Omi province|Omi]] and tasked them with holding two critical forts placed to block any movement from the Shibata down from Echizen. Takayama was given Iwasakiyama and, some miles to the south, Nakagawa was installed in Shizugatake. In early [[1583]] Katsuie dispatched an army under [[Sakuma Morimasa]] to capture these frontier forts, and in the course of the campaign Takayama was forced to abandon Iwasakiyama and take up in nearby Tagami

After Hideyoshi’s triumph at Yamazaki, conflict broke out between the late Nobunaga’s senior retainers over the matter of succession. The tensions culminated in open warfare between faction led by Hideyoshi and [[Shibata Katsuie]]. In late 1582 Hideyoshi dispatched Takayama and Nakagawa to northern [[Omi province|Omi]] and tasked them with holding two critical forts placed to block any movement from the Shibata down from Echizen. Takayama was given Iwasakiyama and, some miles to the south, Nakagawa was installed in Shizugatake. In early [[1583]] Katsuie dispatched an army under [[Sakuma Morimasa]] to capture these frontier forts, and in the course of the campaign Takayama was forced to abandon Iwasakiyama and take up in nearby Tagami