Ōuchi clan
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The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese clan
ⓘ
samurai clan ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Ashikaga shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Suō Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCityUnderControl | Yamaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedAncestryFrom |
Baekje
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kudara (Baekje) royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedWith |
Amago clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hosokawa clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalCenter | Yamaguchi city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineEvent | Ōuchi Yoshitaka’s death in 1551 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Sue Harukata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantIn | Chūgoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
maritime trade in East Asia
ⓘ
tribute trade with Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
15th century
ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
shugo of Nagato Province
ⓘ
shugo of Suō Province ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the most powerful clans of western Japan during the Muromachi period ⓘ |
| influencedDomain |
culture in western Japan
ⓘ
politics of western Japan ⓘ trade in western Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of Seto Inland Sea trade
ⓘ
overseas trade with Ming China ⓘ patronage of culture ⓘ patronage of painters and poets ⓘ support of Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ōuchi Masahiro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ōuchi Yoshihiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōuchi Yoshioki NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōuchi Yoshitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronized |
Sesshū Tōyō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
court culture in Yamaguchi ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
powerful retainer of the Ashikaga shogunate
ⓘ
shugo daimyo ⓘ |
| region | Chūgoku region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | buke (warrior class) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Mōri clan in western Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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