Akechi forcesAkechi
Akechi Hidemitsu
明智秀満
“Akechi Samanosuke”
birth unknown–1582
- Rank / office
- Sama-no-suke
- Domain / base
- Sakamoto, Ōmi
- Banner / crest
- Bellflower
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
A senior retainer and confidant of Akechi Mitsuhide, said to have been his son-in-law. He is held to have led the vanguard at Honnō-ji. On hearing of the defeat at Yamazaki he withdrew to Sakamoto Castle, leaving the legend of "Samanosuke's crossing of the lake" on horseback. When the castle fell, unable to bear burning its famous treasures, he is said to have handed them to the besiegers with an inventory before taking his own life.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1582Tenshō 10
The Honnō-ji Incident
As Mitsuhide's confidant he played a leading part in the surprise attack on Nobunaga.
Honnō-ji Incident 3,500 troops Watch in 3D › Mitsuhide's son-in-law. The fierce commander who attacked Honnō-ji from the western lane and cut off escape. He would later race for Mount Tennō. - 1582Tenshō 10
The End at Sakamoto Castle
Entrusted the treasures to the enemy and died in the castle with his kin.
