Why Did Japan's Greatest Warlord Die? The 440-Year-Old Betrayal No One Can Solve

In June 1582, the most powerful man in Japan woke to gunfire inside his own capital. Oda Nobunaga — the warlord they called the Demon King — had clawed his way from a joke to the brink of ruling all of Japan. Then, in a single morning, the general he trusted most turned thirteen thousand soldiers against him. Four hundred years later, historians still can't agree why. This is the rise and fall of Oda Nobunaga: the Fool of Owari who became the Demon King, the betrayal at Honnō-ji, and the unsolved mystery of Akechi Mitsuhide. ⚔️ CHAPTERS 0:00 A Betrayal at Dawn 0:50 The Fool of Owari 1:55 Okehazama: The Name Japan Feared 2:35 Tenka Fubu — Rewriting War and Power 3:35 The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven 4:18 The General He Trusted Most 4:50 The Honnō-ji Incident 5:43 Why Did Mitsuhide Do It? 6:46 What Becomes of Power 📜 SOURCES & FURTHER READING • Oda Nobunaga — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oda_Nob... • The Honnō-ji Incident — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honn%C5... • Battle of Yamazaki — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... • Siege of Mount Hiei — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_o... • Oda Nobunaga — World History Encyclopedia: https://www.worldhistory.org/Oda_Nobu... This video is an illustrated, dramatized reconstruction based on historical sources. Where the record is debated — above all Akechi Mitsuhide's true motive — we present the debate rather than a verdict. #OdaNobunaga #Sengoku #JapaneseHistory #Honnoji #Samurai ▶ Subscribe to @what_becomes_of_us for more true stories of the rise and fall of the powerful.