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.

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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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Chōshū Domain formerRulingClan Ōuchi clan
Mōri Motonari usedDiplomacyWith Ōuchi clan