Mōri Motonari
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Mōri Motonari was a prominent daimyō in the western Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Mōri clan claimed descent from Ōe no Hiromoto, an adviser to Minamoto no
Mori Motonari
Mōri Motonari's battle standard, housed at the Mōri Museum (毛利博物館蔵)
Full portrait of Motonari
Scroll depicting the invasion by Mōri forces (c. 1855)
Mōri Takamoto
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Mōri Takamoto was a daimyō of Aki Province during Japan's Sengoku period. He was the eldest legitimate son of Mōri Motonari.
Mōri Motonari
…he had betrayed them and defeated their allies. The Ōuchi were also growing suspicious of the Mōri's growing power, so in 1537, Motonari's eldest son Mōri Takamoto was given as a political hostage to the Ōuchi clan to strengthen their relationship. He would stay until 1540. In 1539 Ōuchi Yoshitaka fought the Ōtomo…
Mōri Takamoto