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.

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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
Kikkawa clan
Kobayakawa clan
Ōuchi clan
usedTactic divide-and-rule diplomacy among rival clans

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