Sengoku period Japan quiz - Statistics

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Year Hint Answer % Correct
- What city was the official capital of Japan and residence of the Emperor during this time? Kyoto
96%
1582 What warlord was killed when one of his samurai retainers trapped him in the temple at Honnō-ji and burned it down? Oda Nobunaga
86%
1600 Who became Shogun and established a dynasty that ruled Japan in relative peace until the mid 19th century? Tokugawa Ieyasu
85%
1592-1598 Which country did Japanese forces invade but fail to conquer? Korea
83%
- Which religion began to gain popularity in Japan during this period, but was banned in the early 1600s? Christianity
81%
1603 What city became the seat of power and de facto capital? Edo
81%
1585-1598 Which warlord succeeded in conquering all of Japan, but could not obtain the title Shogun and failed to build a lasting dynasty? Toyotomi Hideyoshi
77%
1553-1564 Which two daimyo (clan leaders) had a legendary rivalry, including five battles at Kawanakajima? Takeda Shingen
71%
Uesugi Kenshin
67%
What battle decisively ended the Sengoku era? Battle of Sekigahara
64%
1582 Which samurai committed this betrayal? Akechi Mitsuhide
62%
1575 The Oda clan defeated the famed Takeda cavalry by innovative use of musket lines in a battle near which castle? Nagashino
40%
1588 When peasants were outlawed from owning weapons, many swords were confiscated, melted down and turned into a statue of who? Buddha
39%
1573 Who was deposed as Shogun, bringing his dynasty which had ruled since the 1300s to an end? Ashikaga Yoshiaki
32%
Which English sailor arrived in Japan and eventually became a samurai? William Adams
30%
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