Grave of Yamaguchi Mōri clan at Mount Koya

The Mōri clan (毛利氏 Mōri-shi) was a family of daimyō, descended from Oe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki province. Their name was derived from a shoen in Mōri, Aikō district, Sagami province. The generation of Hiromoto began to name themselves Mōri. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x845, 426 KB) Grave of Mori clan of Yamaguchi Prefecture. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1250x845, 426 KB) Grave of Mori clan of Yamaguchi Prefecture. ... Konpon Daito, the central point of Mt. ... Grave of Iwakuni Kikkawa clan at Mount Koya. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Oe no Hiromoto (大江 広元 Ōe no Hiromoto; 1148-1225) was a vassal of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan of aristocratic origin. ... Aki (安芸国; -no kuni) or GeishÅ« (芸州) was a province in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. ... A shōen (荘園 or 庄園, shōen) was a fief or manor in Japan. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ...

After the Jōkyū War Mōri was appointed to the jito office of a shoen in Aki province. During the Kamakura period Mōri was one of prominent Gokenin family due to the fame of their ancestor Hiromoto. At the end of Kamakura Shogunate, Mori was distant from the Shogunate and showed a favorable attitude to Ashikaga Takauji. The JōkyÅ« War (承久の乱 jōkyÅ« no ran) (1221), also known as the JōkyÅ« Disturbance, was fought between the forces of Emperor Go-Toba and those of the Hōjō family regents, whom the Emperor was trying to overthrow. ... For the empress, see Empress Jito of Japan Jito (地頭 Jitō) were medieval land stewards in Japan. ... The Kamakura period (Japanese: 鎌倉時代, Kamakura-jidai; 1185–1333) is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance of the Kamakura Shogunate; officially established in 1192 by the first Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo. ... Ashikaga Takauji (Japanese: 足利尊氏) (1305–June 7, 1358) was the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. ...

In Sengoku period Mori Motonari succeeded to expand their power to the whole Aki province and then other neighbor provinces. In his generation Mori became the daimyo from a local Gokenin. The Sengoku period (Japanese: 戦国時代, Sengoku-jidai) or Warring States period, was a period of civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. ... Mōri Motonari (毛利 元就 Mōri Motonari, 1497-1571) was one of prominent daimyō in the west Chugoku region. ...

After a struggle between Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who led his army as a general of Oda Nobunaga, the both sides made peace and Mori remained as a daimyo who kept five provinces in Chugoku. In 1600 Mori Terumoto led the West Army in the Battle of Sekigahara nominally. The West Army lost the battle and the Mori clan lost three eastern provinces and moved their capital from Hiroshima to currentday Hagi, Yamaguchi. The newer fief, Mori han consisted in two provinces: Nagato province and Suo province. Derived from the former, Mori han was referred often Choshuhan. (han of Nagato province). Hideyoshi in old age. ... Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga (織田 ä¿¡é•· â–¶ (help· info), June 23, 1534 - June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. ... The Chugoku region (中国地方 Chūgoku-chihō) is located within the western region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy in Rome July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the... Mōri Terumoto (毛利 輝元) (January 22, 1553 – April 27, 1625) was the son of Mori Takamoto, fought against Toyotomi Hideyoshi but was eventually overcome, participated in the Kyushu campaign (1587) on Hideyoshis side and built Hiroshima Castle. ... Combatants forces loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu Commanders Ishida Mitsunari, others Tokugawa Ieyasu, others Strength 82,000 74,000 Casualties The Battle of Sekigahara or popularly known as the Realm Divide was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 (on the ancient Chinese calendar, October 21 on... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ... Hagi (萩市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan and was founded on July 1, 1932. ... Han (Japanese: è—©) were the fiefs of feudal clans of Japan that existed during all the Edo period and for a few years after the Meiji Restoration. ... Nagato (Japanese: 長門国, Nagato no kuni), often called Choshu (é•·å·ž, ChōshÅ«), was a province of Japan. ... Suo (周防国 Suō no kuni) was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture. ...

After Meiji Restoration the system of han and daimyo was abolished. Mori was titled as duke. The Meiji Restoration (Japanese: 明治維新, Meiji-ishin), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to a change in Japans political and social structure. ... The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy...

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