1568–1603Reputable sourceWell documented
The Unification of Japan
On the timeline · around 1568–1603 · Feudal Japan
What happened
Three successive warlords reunited the fractured country. Oda Nobunaga, wielding firearms to devastating effect, broke the power of his rivals; his general Toyotomi Hideyoshi completed the conquest and even invaded Korea; and finally Tokugawa Ieyasu emerged victorious at the decisive Battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
Why it matters
In a single generation Japan was welded back together from dozens of warring domains into one realm — the essential precondition for the long peace and stability that followed.
Sources
- World History Encyclopedia. Oda Nobunaga · Reputable source