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Episode 230: Oda Nobunaga, the Great Unifier

Half-Arsed History

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Nobu Hide's Story - A Tale of Two Odas

Nobunaga was used by his dad to patch up a political conflict with the rival Saito clan. In 1551, his old man died unexpectedly and this cleared the way for Nobunaga to succeed him as the clan head. He gathered an army at Nagoya Castle and he went after anyone and everyone that wanted to take a shot at him. But look, I always enjoy watching an older brother assert dominance over a younger one but he, Nobunaga did end up executing his younger brother in 1557.

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