The Akechi clan (明智氏, Akechi-shi^?) was a Japanese clan related to the Toki clan and thrived around the later part of the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The was a powerful clan that ruled in Japan from the Kamakura period to the Edo period. The Akechi served under the Toki until the Toki fell to the Saitō clan in 1540. The was a Japanese clan in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) during the Sengoku period in the 16th century The Akechi then became a powerful clan under the leadership of Oda Nobunaga. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history Akechi Mitsuhide originally served as a general under Nobunaga. nicknamed Jūbei or, was a Samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history However, after 1582, Mitsuhide trapped Nobunaga at Honnō-ji and forced him to commit suicide. is a temple of the Nichiren branch of Buddhism located in Kyoto, Japan. The Akechi then gained power due to the collapse of the Oda clan. The was a family of Japanese Daimyo who were to become an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century Later that same year, Akechi Mitsuhide was slain at the Battle of Yamazaki, twelve days after the Incident at Honnō-ji. The was fought in 1582 in Yamazaki, Japan, located in current day Kyoto Prefecture. The refers to the forced Suicide in June 21[[ 582]] of Japanese Daimyo Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his Samurai The Akechi clan then fell from prominence.

Important Figures

• Akechi Mitsutsugu
• Akechi Mitsutsuna
• Akechi Mitsuhide
• Akechi Mitsuharu
• Akechi Mitsutada
• Akechi Mitsuyoshi

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