How Did Nobunaga Influence Japanese Culture

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Nobunaga Oda was a politician, a general and a member of the Fujiwara family. He lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. He was born in 1534 and was killed committed suicide in 1582 at the age of 48. Oda was betrayed by Akechi Mitsuhide, one of his generals when he was a Daimyo (Daimyos where powerful Feudal Lords who ruled on lands that they earned by inheritance). Unfortunately, the history of Feudal Japan is not very popular among westerners although it is very fascinating and an important part of Japanese culture. I will prove that Nobunaga was one of the most influential, famous and respected samurais of his time. Oda was born in the Aichi Prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan in the Shobata castle. At the the age of