October 1582 isn’t exactly a year which went down in history. It certainly doesn’t have the same familiarity as 1066 (the Battle of Hastings), 1969 (the US moon landing) or 1914 (the start of ...

Those versions depict Akechi Mitsuhide as leading the attack against Nobunaga, who is said to have committed ritual suicide while the temple went up in flames, on June 2, 1582. Not quite true ...