Oda Nobuhide (織田 信秀 Oda Nobuhide 1510 – April 21, 1551) was a warlord and magistrate of lower Owari province during the Sengoku Period of Japan. He was the father of the great Oda Nobunaga. Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Owari can mean: The Owari Province The game Oware (an alternate spelling). ... The Sengoku Period (戦国時代 Sengoku jidai) or warring-states period, is a period of long civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. ... Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•·   Oda Nobunaga?, June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ...

Though the head of the Oda clan, Nobuhide never fully united Owari province but was involved in open warfare as he was fronted to the north by Saito Dosan, daimyo of Mino province, and to the east by Imagawa Yoshimoto, the daimyo of Mikawa, Suruga, and Totomi provinces. Though he managed to hold his own against any of the opponents, constant internal struggles within Oda clan prevented him from archieving a complete victory. In 1549, Nobuhide made peace with Saito Dosan by arranging a political marriage between son Nobunaga and Saito's daughter. Supported by Dosan, Nobuhide focused on facing Imagawa. In one of his moment of glory, he managed to capture Matsudaira Motoyasu on route to Imagawa as a hostage. By using him, he managed to gain some footholds into Mikawa. Owari can mean: The Owari Province The game Oware (an alternate spelling). ... Saito Dosan (斎藤 道三 1494-1556) was the epitome of the daimyo that dramatically rose and also fell from power in Sengoku period Japan. ... Imagawa Yoshimoto (今川 義元 Imagawa Yoshimoto, 1519-1560) was one of the leading daimyo (great name, meaning warlord in this case) in Suruga along the Tokaido region, Japan. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ... Matsudaira Motoyasu The original adult name of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the third great unifier of Japan and first Tokugawa Shogun. ...

Nobuhide suddenly died in 1551 and designated young Nobunaga to succeed him in becoming head of the Oda clan and small domain. Nobunaga, who hardly even knew his father and already had a bad reputation as a deliquent, arrived inappropriately dressed at Nobuhide's funeral and threw incense at the altar of the temple as he cursed his fate. Almost all support of Nobunaga that would have been had from Nobuhide's retainers went to younger brother Oda Nobuyuki, leaving Nobunaga with Hirate Masahide and his father-in-law Saito Dosan, whom he had never met before. From that point forward, it would take a long 7 years for Nobunaga to consolidate his power within the clan and finally unite Owari province. Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Owari can mean: The Owari Province The game Oware (an alternate spelling). ...