Sue Harukata (陶 晴賢; 1521 - 1555) was a retainer of the Ouchi clan and later daimyo. He was the second son of Sue Okifusa, senior retainer of the Ouchi clan. His childhood name was Goro. Before Harukata he had the name of Takafusa. He is also erroneously known as Harutaka. Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Jump to: navigation, search The ÅŒuchi family ) was one of the most powerful and important families during the reign of the Ashikaga shogunate in the 12th to 14th centuries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ...

Harukata was born in the Sue clan, which was related to the Ouchi clan, and served Shugodai of Suo Province. As a handsome boy, he served Ouchi Yoshitaka as a childhood friend. After genpuku, he was given a name Takafusa after Ouchi Yoshitaka. In 1539, after his father Okifusa died of illness, he took over the Sue clan. Being an able retainer, he became known as Saigoku-muso no Samuraidaisho. Jump to: navigation, search The ÅŒuchi family ) was one of the most powerful and important families during the reign of the Ashikaga shogunate in the 12th to 14th centuries. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Ouchi Yoshitaka(大内義隆; December 18, 1507_September 30, 1551) was a daimyo of Suo province and a son of Ouchi Yoshioki. ... Japan, since 1948, has held an annual ceremony called the Coming-of-Age Day (成人の日; seijin no hi), the second Monday of January, for those becoming 20 years old in the new calendar year. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ...

From 1540 to 1542, he worked as the general, replacing Ouchi Yoshitaka, in the war with Amago clan. However, when Ouchi's troops lost heavily in 1542, Yoshitaka's interest in war faded, and he began to incline to cultural activities. Because of this, a civil official Sagara Taketo became close to Yoshitaka, and Harukata's relationship with Yoshitaka declined. Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... The Amago clan (尼子氏) was a samurai family that fought the Ouchi clan and Mori family. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sagara Taketo(相良武任; 1498-1551) is a samurai and retainer under Ouchi clan and a son of Sagara Masato. ...

In 1551, Harukata succeeded in the coup against Ouchi Yoshitaka, killing Sagara Taketo and leading Yoshitaka to commit suicide. The next year Harukata secured the control of Ouchi clan by making the adopted son of Yoshitaka, Ouchi Yoshinaga (who was Otomo Haruhide, the brother of Otomo Sorin), the head of the clan. At this time he renamed himself from Takafusa to Harutaka, as his master changed from Yoshitaka to Haruhide. Subsequently, he conducted a large military expansion, but this led to discontent among the retainers of the Ouchi clan. In 1554 Yoshimi Masayori of Iwami Province, Yoshitaka's brother-in-law, and Mori Motonari of Aki Province rebelled against the Ouchi clan. Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sagara Taketo(相良武任; 1498-1551) is a samurai and retainer under Ouchi clan and a son of Sagara Masato. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page concerns suicide. ... Events February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Mōri Motonari (毛利 元就 Mōri Motonari, 1497-1571) was one of prominent daimyō in the west Chugoku region. ... Aki (安芸国; -no kuni) was an old province in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima prefecture, Japan. ...

In 1555 Harukata lost a battle with Mori Motonari in Itsukushima (Battle of Itsukushima), and committed suicide. After the loss of the battle, the Ouchi clan declined considerably and, two years later, Mori Motonari annihilated the clan. Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Categories: Japan-related stubs | World Heritage Sites in Japan | Shrines ...