Mōri Motonari
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Mōri Motonari was a prominent Sengoku-period daimyō renowned for unifying and expanding the Mōri clan’s power in western Japan through strategic warfare and diplomacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mōri Motonari canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese samurai
ⓘ
Sengoku-period daimyō ⓘ daimyō ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Itsukushima Shrine ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Aki Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle ⓘ |
| child |
Kikkawa Motoharu
ⓘ
Kobayakawa Takakage ⓘ Mōri Takamoto ⓘ |
| clan | Mōri clan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of Japanese historical dramas
ⓘ
subject of novels and popular tales about strategy and leadership ⓘ |
| era | Sengoku period ⓘ |
| familyName | Mōri ⓘ |
| father | Mōri Hiromoto ⓘ |
| givenName | Motonari ⓘ |
| house | Mōri clan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomacy
ⓘ
strategic warfare ⓘ unifying and expanding the power of the Mōri clan in western Japan ⓘ |
| legacy | laid foundations for Mōri clan prominence into the Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy |
alliances with local clans
ⓘ
use of naval power in the Inland Sea ⓘ |
| name | Mōri Motonari self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | establishing Mōri dominance over much of the Chūgoku region ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Itsukushima
ⓘ
Battle of Itsukushima ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Miyajima
|
| occupation |
daimyō
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional hegemon in the Chūgoku region ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Chūgoku region
ⓘ
western Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| successor | Mōri Takamoto ⓘ |
| title | lord of Aki Province ⓘ |
| usedDiplomacyWith |
Amago clan
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Kikkawa clan ⓘ Kobayakawa clan ⓘ Ōuchi clan ⓘ |
| usedTactic | divide-and-rule diplomacy among rival clans ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.