Editing Oda Nobuhide (section)

==Biography==
Oda Nobuhide was born in 1510 in [[Owari Province]], the eldest son of [[Oda Nobusada]], the head of the [[Oda clan]] and a ''[[shugodai]]'' (deputy ''[[shugo]]'') of the lower Owari area. Nobuhide became head of the Oda clan when Nobusada died in 1538, and became involved in open warfare as he was confronted to the north by [[Saitō Dōsan]], the ''[[daimyō]]'' of [[Mino Province]], and to the east by [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]], the ''daimyō'' of [[Mikawa Province|Mikawa]], [[Suruga Province|Suruga]], and [[Tōtōmi Province|Tōtōmi]] provinces.

At certain year, Nobuhide invaded and besiege Ida castle in Mikawa. [[Sakai Tadatsugu]] and [[Naitō Nobunari]] were reportedly sallied out fighting Nobuhide's army to defend the castle.<ref>{{cite book |author1=岡崎市 |title=Shinpen Okazaki shishi Supplement |date=1983 |publisher=新編岡崎市史編さん委員会 |page=32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-9fTAAAAMAAJ |access-date=14 May 2024 |language=Ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=岡崎市 |title=新編岡崎市史: Chūsei (Honbun hen) |date=1983 |publisher=新編岡崎市史編さん委員会 |page=1141 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=os_TAAAAMAAJ |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>

In 1540, Nobuhide attacked and took [[Anjō|Anjō castle]], which was held by the [[Matsudaira clan]]. He was assisted by [[Mizuno Tadamasa]], his son, [[Oda Nobuhiro]], was installed as the lord of the castle.

In 1542, he defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto at [[Battle of Azukizaka (1542)|First Battle of Azukizaka]]. Nobuhide managed to hold his own against his opponents, but was never able to fully unite Owari due to constant internal struggles within Oda clan, which prevented him from achieving a complete victory.

In 1543, he donated 4000 kan (The currency of Japan at that time) to the Imperial Court in Kyoto for the repair expenses of the Imperial Palace, while [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]]'s donation was 500 kan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.touken-world.jp/tips/46495/|title=さらに、1543年（天文12年）には、皇居の修繕費として、4,000貫文を献上。|publisher=Touken World|access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> With such financial resources, the Oda clan came to possess more power than the [[Shiba clan]] (''[[Shugo]]'' of Owari). Nobuhide's economic policies were steadily passed down to his son and heir, Nobunaga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.touken-world.jp/tips/46495/|title=経済力を存分に発揮して、着々と地位を上げ、本家の清州織田氏はもとより、守護だった斯波氏を凌ぐまで急成長していきました。|publisher=Touken World|access-date=May 19, 2024}}</ref>

In 1547, Nobuhide was defeated at the [[Battle of Kanōguchi]] by [[Saitō Dōsan]].<ref name="Turnbull2">{{Cite book |last=Turnbull |first=Stephen |title=The Samurai Sourcebook |publisher=Cassell & Co. |year=1998 |isbn=1-85409-523-4 |page=211}}</ref>

In 1548, Imagawa defeated Nobuhide in the Second Battle of Azukizaka and continued to expand his territory until 1560.

In 1549, Nobuhide made peace with Dōsan by arranging a [[Marriage of state|political marriage]] between his eldest son, [[Oda Nobunaga]], and Saitō Dōsan's daughter, [[Nōhime]]. Dōsan supported the marriage which allowed Nobuhide to focus on facing Yoshimoto. In one of his moments of glory, Nobuhide managed to capture [[Matsudaira Hirotada]]'s son and heir, Matsudaira Motoyasu (later known as [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]) as a [[hostage]], to en route Yoshimoto and was thus able to gain some footholds into Mikawa.

Nobuhide died unexpectedly in 1551, and his remains are interred in a little-known alley near [[Osu Kannon]] temple in [[Nagoya]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pitelka|first=Morgan|title=Spectacular accumulation|publisher=University of Hawai'i Press|year=2016|isbn=978-0-8248-5736-3}}</ref>

[[File:Grave of Oda Nobuhide in Bansho-ji.jpg|thumb|Grave of Oda Nobuhide in Bansho-ji]]