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Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga is a very prominent historical figure in Japanese History, so it is not shocking to see a very long article on someone so relevant. Much of the article provides a very broad overview of who Nobunaga Oda was and his impact on history. A reader that does not have a good grasp, on who he was outside of what fictional stories or legends has turned his namesake into, could find some information on him. This is a great starter article that has room for improvement and has some good information listed.

For example, the article does a really good job presenting who Nobunaga was overall without delving too much into a bias of character traits such as cruelty. However, there is an instance when the lead paragraph states how others viewed Nobunaga, which could affect the neutral light the article is attempting to portray Nobunaga in. This instance states that others felt Nobunaga was cruel and brutal. But could have he really have been cruel? How are the readers to know? There are no sources listed on the page that backs up that particular claim. The concern here is in popular culture that is a common representation of Nobunaga while Hideyoshi Toyotomi (one of his vassals) is portrayed as the hero or ladies man.

In the article under the section that ties the three main daimyos of this period (Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, Ieyasu) very little information is listed in regards to the relationship and the influence per say that these daimyos had with each other. This information is important, as Hideyoshi and Ieyasu were Nobunaga’s vassals and each ruled Japan. Ieyasu Tokugawa is famous for completing Nobunaga’s plan of unifying or centralizing Japanese government and closing the door on foreign influence. This section is very underrepresented and could use more information as well as sources. In regards to the citations used, a lot of books from neutral and reliable sources are used when information is cited. But there are significant places where the information needs citation and those areas are already addressed on the article already. There are two Internet links that are dead links or the page just does not exist any longer.

On the article’s talk page it seems another editor has tried to modify and address these issues by labeling one of the links that is inaccessible as a dead link. Wikiprojects as well have left a class C rating for several categories such as biography, military history, and history. It also has a level 4 vital article rating in the people category in Wikiprojects. Wikiprojects gave the article this rating simply due to the importance of the article, the need for more sources, and information.

This article is excellent article that is in its infancy that can grow into a very well written Featured article if many editors, student editors, and experts work together in tidying up the article. By working together and adding relevant information, the rating of this important subject can dramatically improve.