Sengoku period Japan quiz

The Sengoku period refers to Japan's "Warring States" period from 1467-1600. Answer these questions about the time period!

For purposes of this quiz, the Sengoku period ran from 1467-1600 CE.

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Year	Hint	Answer
-	What city was the official capital of Japan and residence of the Emperor during this time?	Kyoto
1603	What city became the seat of power and de facto capital?	Edo
-	Which religion began to gain popularity in Japan during this period, but was banned in the early 1600s?	Christianity
1553-1564	Which two daimyo (clan leaders) had a legendary rivalry, including five battles at Kawanakajima?	Takeda Shingen
1553-1564		Uesugi Kenshin
1573	Who was deposed as Shogun, bringing his dynasty which had ruled since the 1300s to an end?	Ashikaga Yoshiaki
1575	The Oda clan defeated the famed Takeda cavalry by innovative use of musket lines in a battle near which castle?	Nagashino
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

Year	Hint	Answer
1582	Which samurai committed this betrayal?	Akechi Mitsuhide
1588	When peasants were outlawed from owning weapons, many swords were confiscated, melted down and turned into a statue of who?	Buddha
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
1592-1598	Which country did Japanese forces invade but fail to conquer?	Korea
1600	Who became Shogun and established a dynasty that ruled Japan in relative peace until the mid 19th century?	Tokugawa Ieyasu
	What battle decisively ended the Sengoku era?	Battle of Sekigahara
	Which English sailor arrived in Japan and eventually became a samurai?	William Adams

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