This Day in History Entry #123
June 21st, 2011 by Wordsman
Far away from the fierce battle plain
In a temple he would meet his bane
A disloyal cohort
Chose to cut his life short
Brought a premature end to his reign
Event: The “Incident at Honnō-ji”: The warlord Oda Nobunaga is attacked by his traitorous retainer Akechi Mitsuhide and forced to commit suicide at Honnō-ji Temple
Year: 1582
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incident_at_Honn%C5%8D-ji
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2 Comments »
June 21st, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Nice limerick, but what happened to the Kanji?
June 22nd, 2011 at 7:01 am
KYPC will be back next week. See note at end of previous entry.