Glossary: Ishiyama Hongan-ji War

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Ishiyama Hongan-ji War (石山合戦)
1570 - 1580

The Ishiyama Hongan-ji War refers to the ten-year campaign held by Oda Nobunaga against the Ikkou Sect's network of fortifications, temples, and communities and his siege and eventual capture of the Ikkou Sect's two greatest strongholds, Ishiyama Hongan-ji and Nagashima.