* 1576/2/23 [[Oda Nobunaga|Oda Nobunaga's]] [[Azuchi castle]] is completed in Omi.
* 1576/2/23 [[Oda Nobunaga|Oda Nobunaga's]] [[Azuchi castle]] is completed in Omi.
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* 1576/4/14 Oda Nobunaga begins a four-year siege of the Ishiyama Honganji and comes into conflict with the Môri. While the Honganji is blockaded, troops under [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi (Hashiba) Hideyoshi]] and [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] are sent westward through the Chugoku region.
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* 1576/4/14 Oda Nobunaga begins a four-year siege of the [[Ishiyama Honganji]] and comes into conflict with the Môri. While the Honganji is blockaded, troops under [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi (Hashiba) Hideyoshi]] and [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] are sent westward through the Chugoku region.
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* 1576/7/13 Nobunaga is defeated by the Môri in the 1st [[Battle of Kizugawaguchi]] - a naval contest off the coast of [[Settsu province|settsu]].
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* 1576/7/13 Nobunaga is defeated by the [[Mori clan|Môri]] in the 1st [[Battle of Kizugawaguchi]] - a naval contest off the coast of [[Settsu province|Settsu]].