During the Unification of Japan in the Sengokj period, Oda Nobunaga was a powerful warlord that basically was halfway to uniting the country when he was assassinated on campaign. The ensuing power struggle would see one of his top generals, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, sieze lower, and following his death in 1598 the regency council for his infant son would fight for control with Tokugawa Iyasu emerging triumphant and becoming g the first Tokugawa Shogun.
So what if the assassin fails? The most immediate effect seems to be a Japan a decade or two earlier under the Oda. Of the man himself he was "brutal and successful" and a major innovator in what was essentially pike and shot warfare. A brilliant general, he also bad a more secure support base than Hideyoshi, coming from an established clan instead of being the son of a footsoldier. He was also a good administrator and was amenable to European traders and culture. I think I read somewhere that like Hideoyoshj he planned to invade Korea and possibly China as well. I think he might actually have succeeded in Korea or at least done better than Hideyoshi.
What does an Oda shogunate look like?
So what if the assassin fails? The most immediate effect seems to be a Japan a decade or two earlier under the Oda. Of the man himself he was "brutal and successful" and a major innovator in what was essentially pike and shot warfare. A brilliant general, he also bad a more secure support base than Hideyoshi, coming from an established clan instead of being the son of a footsoldier. He was also a good administrator and was amenable to European traders and culture. I think I read somewhere that like Hideoyoshj he planned to invade Korea and possibly China as well. I think he might actually have succeeded in Korea or at least done better than Hideyoshi.
What does an Oda shogunate look like?