Azai clan


The Azai clan was a line of daimyōs during Japan's Sengoku period that was based in Ōmi Province. The Azai clan, along with the Asakura clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. They were defeated by him at the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle, Odani Castle, was taken three years later.

Azai of note