| Honganji Rioters | |
| Main Objective: | Holy crusade against Nobunaga |
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| Estimated Numbers: | over 500,000 (speculative) |
| Start: | September 1570 (approximate) |
| End: | August 1580 |
| Major Figure(s): | Kennyo, Junkōji Jitsujō, Shimozuma Rairen |
| Major Battle(s) | Nagashima, Kizugawaguchi |
The Honganji Rioters is an umbrella term for the organized mobs who opposed Nobunaga on religious grounds. They may be dubbed Honganji (本願寺) or after their main base of operations, Ishiyama-Honganji (石山本願寺), the temple which was run by Kennyo.
Ishiyama-Honganji is a group in Osaka that has been around for a long time. They are close with the capital, Kyoto. They have a lot of power and can get many people to fight with them. They often have peasants, monks, and rural warlords on their side. During their battles, they team up with other groups like the Saika Renegades, Miyoshi, Saitō, Uesugi, and Mōri.
The other umbrella term for these mobs, the Ikkō Ikki (一向一揆), is an older term used for rebellious monks and refers to rioters who were not entirely aligned with Kennyo for their revolts. Koei's interpretation of the mobs often merges them with the Honganji since Ishiyama-Honganji's abandonment in 1580 signaled the end for all other religious driven riots against the Oda.
Genealogy[]
Other Figures[]
- Shōnyo - Kennyo's father. Political ties before riots ensured the temple's influence in the imperial court.
- Kyōnyo (Kōjyu) - Kennyo's eldest son. Fought beside his father in the riots. Disowned before Ishiyama-Honanji's fall but allowed to resume temple duties years later on Hideyoshi's orders.
- Kenson - Kennyo's second son. Assisted his father's orders. Colluded with Mōri Terumoto for supplying forces.
- Junyo (Kōshō) - Kennyo's third son. Allowed to return to Osaka with Hideyoshi's permission.
Ladies[]
- Nyoshunni - Real name unknown. Rokkaku Sadayori's wife, Sanjo Kinyori's daughter, elder sister of Takeda Shingen's first wife. After her husband's death, she was a nun until her approved remarriage to Kennyo.
- Asakura Yoshikage's daughter - Kyōnyo's wife.
Army[]
- Awatsu Motozumi
- Chōshōji Jitsuryō
- Ganjōji Shōkei
- Junkōji Jitsujō
- Kinjyokuji Shōe
- Kubota Tsunetada
- Kōjōji Kenson
- Kōjōji Kyōgyō
- Kōkyōji Kensei
- Saikōji Sennen
- Shichiri Yorichika
- Shimozuma Chūkō
- Shimozuma Hyōgo
- Shimozuma Kōrai
- Shimozuma Raidan
- Shimozuma Raiji
- Shimozuma Raijun
- Shimozuma Raikei
- Shimozuma Rairyū
- Shimozuma Raishō
- Shimozuma Raishū
- Shōi
- Shōuji Ryūjyaku
- Shōukōji Kenshō
- Sugiura Gendō
- Suzuki Shigeyasu
- Uno Mondo
- Zuisenji Kenshū
- Shimozuma Rairen
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