Nobunaga's rise to power
Balance of power in 1560 In 1560, Oda Nobunaga was a minor lord, the son of a deputy shugo, with a small holding near modern-day Nagoya. Hideyoshi was a foot-soldier. Tokugawa Ieyasu was a hostage of the powerful Imagawa family. Battle of Okehazama: 1560/5...