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| | Oda Nobunaga: Owari Province |
 | | In fact, there were 2 overloaded branches of Odas in Owari alone: Oda Nobunaga's family, of whom people say 'the Kiyosu Odas'; and others whose unofficial name was 'the Iwakura Odas'. |
 | | Though Nobunaga was recognized as Nobuhide's legitimate successor, the Oda clan was divided into many factions, and even then, the entire clan was technically under Owari's true kanrei, Shiba Yoshimune. |
 | | Thus, Oda Nobutomo, brother to the deceased Oda Nobuhide, and being Owari's deputy shugo with the powerless Shiba as his puppet, was able to challenge Nobunaga's place as Owari's new master. |
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