History of Asia

The Honnoji Incident was the sole crime of Akechi Mitsuhide! ??

1580 Honganji Temple Subjugation Sakuma Nobumori parent and child Was banished.

At that time, Oda Nobunaga Is a cage consisting of 19 articles I wrote.

If you write a part of it in modern language in an easy-to-understand manner ...

1. Sakuma Nobumori's parents and children have been in Tennoji Castle for five years, but they haven't given any achievements in attacking Hongan-ji, and the world is suspicious. I feel sorry for you.

First, the work of Akechi Mitsuhide of Tanba Province was remarkable. The work of Hideyoshi Hashiba in several countries is also unmatched. Tsuneoki Ikeda is a small man, but he captured Hanakuma Castle in no time and gave honor to the world. With this, Nobumori should also be inspired and work cheaply.

I, Katsuie Shibata also heard these works and was concerned that he would have a bad reputation if he had no credit while possessing Echizen Ichikoku, so he invaded Kaga this spring and settled down.

Omitted below ...

Nobunaga Oda who praised Akechi Mitsuhide in the above cage. It was, but two years later, June 2, 1582 Akechi Mitsuhide at Honganji Temple in Kyoto Will be defeated by.

The reason why Akechi Mitsuhide caused the Honnoji Incident

At that time, the Oda clan Hashiba Hideyoshi Why did he rebel when he was supposed to have had a smooth sailing vassal life, which was more important than that?

Various theories have been said about the reason for Mitsuhide's rebellion until today.

  1. Grudge theory
  2. Ambition of the world
  3. Hideyoshi mastermind
  4. Ieyasu mastermind
  5. Yoshiaki mastermind
  6. Nagamune Gabe theory
  7. Jesuit mastermind
  8. Royal Court Mastermind
  9. Sen no Rikyu theory
  10. Future pessimistic crime
  11. Seizures

There are so many theories just in bullet points.

Let's explain in order.

Grudge theory

Grudge theory that has been repeatedly said since the Edo period Actually, it seems that there is no evidence that seems to be the basis.

  • When Ieyasu Tokugawa was in charge of entertainment, Nobunaga rebuked him tightly.
  • Mitsuhide's mother was killed during the capture of Yagami Castle.

There are famous stories such as, but these stories only flowed as rumors in the Edo period and do not seem to be recognized as historical facts.

Jesuit mastermind theory

It is said that Nobunaga's expansion of power was supported by the Jesuits, and because Nobunaga tried to cut his hand from the Jesuits, he sent Mitsuhide to Nobunaga as a thug.

The Jesuit annual budget is 1581 Only 2000 cars By the way, compared to the finances of the Oda clan at that time, the difference between heaven and earth did not have much effect whether or not the Jesuits cooperated.

Before that, the connection between Mitsuhide and the Jesuits could not be confirmed, but rather the Jesuits seemed to dislike Mitsuhide . Yes, this theory is not very realistic.

Yoshiaki Ashikaga mastermind theory and each influential collaborator theory

The motive is the most obvious theory, but if Yoshiaki, who has a very close relationship with Mori, was tempting Mitsuhide at this time, the movement of the Mori family after the change of Honnoji is very inconsistent. ..

If Mitsuhide holds the center after the Honnoji Incident and Mouri cooperates at the same time, Mouri is actually on the sidelines, despite the possibility of a big blow to the Oda clan.

Also, if it is Yoshiaki's life, Mitsuhide a letter sent to each daimyo [ General's life ], But since it is not written in the actual letter, it is very unlikely that Yoshiaki was involved. At that point, he had not obtained the cause of defeating Nobunaga at the command of the Shogunate.

For the same reason, the imperial court mastermind theory and each influential person are also denied.

If the action is down, there is no reason not to use this as a material, and Hideyoshi Hashiba / Ieyasu Tokugawa If you have teamed up with, there is no reason not to tell the daimyo to that effect.

Besides, Chosou Gabe theory and Sen no Rikyu theory There are, but none of them are likely.

Akechi Mitsuhide's sole offender

When this happens, what remains is Mitsuhide's single criminal theory written in red. is.

Trade-in ambition Is a ambition that every Sengoku warrior has in some way, so it cannot be totally denied. However, it is doubtful that he tried to take the world by denying the outrage and rebelling against Mitsuhide, who was a first-class intellectual.

For the cause It is clear that it is difficult to rebel and gain the support of various daimyo in a form without a sword, and isn't that act itself contrary to Mitsuhide's idea?

If you were seriously aiming for the people of the world, in order to prevent the escape of the influential Nobunaga people, you should blockade Kyoto and take measures to defeat Nobutada, the firstborn of Myokaku Temple, at the same time as the attack on Honnoji. ..

It is unlikely that Mitsuhide, a warrior, would make such a strategic mistake, so it can be inferred that he was only thinking of completely defeating Nobunaga.

From this, the theory of ambition for the world will disappear.

Akechi Mitsuhide's goal is Nobunaga alone It was.

In that case, was it a crime of desperation and pessimism about the future?

Or is it a seizure-caused crime?

There seems to be one theory about the motive for defeating Mitsuhide's Nobunaga, so I would like to write it in the next article.