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YearHintAnswer% Correct
-What city was the official capital of Japan and residence of the Emperor during this time?Kyoto
95%
1582What warlord was killed when one of his samurai retainers trapped him in the temple at Honnō-ji and burned it down?Oda Nobunaga
86%
1600Who became Shogun and established a dynasty that ruled Japan in relative peace until the mid 19th century?Tokugawa Ieyasu
84%
1592-1598Which country did Japanese forces invade but fail to conquer?Korea
81%
-Which religion began to gain popularity in Japan during this period, but was banned in the early 1600s?Christianity
79%
1603What city became the seat of power and de facto capital?Edo
78%
1585-1598Which warlord succeeded in conquering all of Japan, but could not obtain the title Shogun and failed to build a lasting dynasty?Toyotomi Hideyoshi
76%
1553-1564Which two daimyo (clan leaders) had a legendary rivalry, including five battles at Kawanakajima?Takeda Shingen
72%
Uesugi Kenshin
67%
1582Which samurai committed this betrayal?Akechi Mitsuhide
62%
What battle decisively ended the Sengoku era?Battle of Sekigahara
61%
1575The Oda clan defeated the famed Takeda cavalry by innovative use of musket lines in a battle near which castle?Nagashino
38%
1588When peasants were outlawed from owning weapons, many swords were confiscated, melted down and turned into a statue of who?Buddha
37%
1573Who was deposed as Shogun, bringing his dynasty which had ruled since the 1300s to an end?Ashikaga Yoshiaki
30%
Which English sailor arrived in Japan and eventually became a samurai?William Adams
26%

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