A descendant of the Fujiwaras, he first established a base of power in Owari, and struck beyond those borders by defeating Imagawa Yoshimoto using the new (*) muskets.
This man ended guild taxation and road-tolls. He razed the main Tendai temple to diminish monastic influence. A descendant of the Fujiwaras, he first established a base of power in Owari, and struck beyond those borders by defeating Imagawa Yoshimoto using the new (*) muskets. He then built his greatest castle at Azuchi and deposed the last Ashikaga shogun before killing himself in the Honnoji incident during Mitsuhide's treachery. For 10 points, name this first Great Unifier, preceding Hideyoshi.
This man ended guild taxation and road-tolls. He razed the main Tendai temple to diminish monastic influence.
{Oda Nobunaga}