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Ōmihachiman, Shiga
Kannonji Castle
観音寺城
On the mountain next to Nobunaga's Azuchi Castle stood a huge hilltop castle that was walled in stone before Azuchi was even built.
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Rokkaku Yoshikata (Shotei)
六角義賢(承禎)
Son of Rokkaku Sadayori, later known by his Buddhist name Shotei. In 1568, as Oda Nobunaga invaded Omi, he and his son Yoshiharu left Kannonji Castle without a fight.
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Nobunaga, marching on Kyoto with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, asked him to guide the army through Omi; he refused. When Nobunaga's forces closed in on Kannonji, father and son fled to Koka. He kept resisting, stirring up Ikko-ikki uprisings, but lost his last stronghold after defeat at Namazue Castle in 1573.
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