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Daimyo and unifier of JapanPolitics1534–1582

Oda Nobunaga

A Sengoku-period daimyo, Nobunaga began the unification of Japan with massed arquebuses, deposed the Ashikaga shogunate, massacred the warrior monks of Enryaku-ji and the Ikko-ikki, abolished guilds and tolls, and tolerated Jesuit missionaries.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
Enlightened Monarchism
Similar Figure
Peter the Great
Catalog image for Oda Nobunaga
1534–1582
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal17.5%
    Unitary82.5%
  • Representation

    Very strong · Autocracy
    Democracy4.3%
    Autocracy95.7%
  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Security
    Security88.6%
    Liberty11.4%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation47.1%
    Multicultural52.9%
  • Conflict resolution

    Very strong · Military force
    Military force93.3%
    Negotiation6.7%
  • Foreign involvement

    Very strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention12.6%
    Interventionist87.4%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public54.2%
    Private45.8%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction74.3%
    Markets25.7%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism40.7%
    Free trade59.3%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular83.7%
    Religious16.3%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive46.4%
    Traditionalist53.6%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration84.4%
    Ecologist15.6%

What distinguishes Oda Nobunaga

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 53.2 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 58% DemocracyOda Nobunaga 4% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Cultural integration

This position is 1.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% AssimilationOda Nobunaga 47% Assimilation

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.