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*''Japanese:'' 安土桃山時代 ''Azuchi Momoyama Jidai''

*''Japanese:'' 安土桃山時代 ''Azuchi Momoyama Jidai''

*''Start: 1568-1573''

*''Start: 1568 or 1573''

*''End: 1600-1615''

*''End: 1600, 1603, or 1615''

Period of rule by [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose seat was [[Azuchi castle]] in [[Omi province|Ômi province]], and by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], whose final seat was [[ Fushimi castle]] in Momoyama, [[Kyoto]].<ref> One occasionally comes across the related term "Shoku-hô" 織豊, a combination of 織田 (Oda) and 豊臣(Toyotomi), in terms such as "Shokuhô daimyô," daimyo who gained power under Nobunaga or Hideyoshi.</ref>This was the period llinking the free-for-all wars of the [[Sengoku Period]], and the very stable [[Edo Period]], the period when Nobunaga gained control of central Japan and Hideyoshi unified all Japan with the destruction of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of Odawara in [[1590]]. It ended with the transfer of power from the [[Toyotomi clan]] to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]].

Period of rule by [[Oda Nobunaga]], whose seat was [[Azuchi castle]] in [[Omi province|Ômi province]], and by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], whose final seat was [[ Fushimi castle]] in Momoyama, [[Kyoto]].<ref> One occasionally comes across the related term "Shoku-hô" 織豊, a combination of 織田 (Oda) and 豊臣(Toyotomi), in terms such as "Shokuhô daimyô," daimyo who gained power under Nobunaga or Hideyoshi.</ref>This was the period llinking the free-for-all wars of the [[Sengoku Period]], and the very stable [[Edo Period]], the period when Nobunaga gained control of central Japan and Hideyoshi unified all Japan with the destruction of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of Odawara in [[1590]]. It ended with the transfer of power from the [[Toyotomi clan]] to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]].

The period is considered to start either with  Nobunaga's entry into Kyoto in [[1568]] or with his expulsion of the last Ashikaga shogun and the end of the [[Muromachi Period]] in ([[1573]]). Major events include Nobunaga's death in [[1582]], Hideyoshi's conquering Kyushu ([[1587]]), his unification of all Japan with the destruction of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of Odawara in [[1590]], and his[[Korean Invasion| invasion of Korea]] ([[1592]]-[[1598]]). The end of the period was marked by three major events:  Ieyasu's victory at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] ([[1600]]), the establishment of the [[Tokugawa bakufu]] (shogunate) ([[1603]]), and the final destruction of the Toyotomi clan during the [[Osaka Campaign]]  ([[1615]]) . It was followed by the [[Edo Period]].

The period is considered to start either with  Nobunaga's entry into Kyoto in [[1568]] or with his expulsion of the last Ashikaga shogun and the end of the [[Muromachi Period]] in ([[1573]]). Major events include Nobunaga's death in [[1582]], Hideyoshi's [[Kyushu Campaign|conquering Kyushu]] ([[1587]]), his unification of all Japan with the destruction of the [[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of Odawara in [[1590]], and his[[Korean Invasion| invasion of Korea]] ([[1592]]-[[1598]]). The end of the period was marked by three major events:  Ieyasu's victory at the [[Battle of Sekigahara]] ([[1600]]), the establishment of the [[Tokugawa bakufu]] (shogunate) ([[1603]]), and the final destruction of the Toyotomi clan during the [[Osaka Campaign]]  ([[1615]]) . It was followed by the [[Edo Period]].

Europeans first arrived in Japan around [[1542]], and [[Francis Xavier]] in [[1549]], but by the Azuchi Period the arquebus (a type of matchlock musket) was becoming a major combat weapon. (See [[teppo]].) Nobunaga was very interested in things European, and both Hideyoshi and Ieyasu placed high importance on foreign trade. This was also the most flourishing time for [[Christianity in Japan]]. Though Hideyoshi promulgated anti-Christian edits in [[1587]] and [[1596]] it was not seriously repressed until [[1613]].

Europeans first arrived in Japan around [[1542]], and [[Francis Xavier]] in [[1549]], but by the Azuchi Period the arquebus (a type of matchlock musket) was becoming a major combat weapon. (See [[teppo]].) Nobunaga was very interested in things European, and both Hideyoshi and Ieyasu placed high importance on foreign trade. This was also the most flourishing time for [[Christianity in Japan]]. Though Hideyoshi promulgated anti-Christian edits in [[1587]] and [[1596]] it was not seriously repressed until [[1613]].