Battle of Oshikibata
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The battle of Oshikibata was a preliminary round of the battle of Miyajima
which was to follow. Mōri Motonari
sought to avenge Sue Harukata
's coup against their lord, Ōuchi Yoshitaka
, and succeeded. Following the battle of Miyajima, the Mōri clan
gained all the Ōuchi lands, and replaced them as one of the most powerful families in the country.
Battle of Miyajima
The 1555 ' was the only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered to be a Shinto shrine, and no birth or death is allowed on the island. Extensive purification rituals took place after the battle, to cleanse the shrine and the island of the pollution of...
which was to follow. Mōri Motonari
Mori Motonari
was a prominent daimyō in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century.-Early years:Mōri Motonari was born under the name Shojumaru in a small domain of Aki province in 1497. He is said to have been born at Suzuo Castle, his mother's homeland...
sought to avenge Sue Harukata
Sue Harukata
was a retainer of the Ōuchi clan in the Sengoku period in Japan. Harukata would later become a daimyo. He was the second son of Sue Okifusa, senior retainer of the Ōuchi clan. His childhood name was Goro. Before Harukata he had the name of Takafusa...
's coup against their lord, Ōuchi Yoshitaka
Ouchi Yoshitaka
was a daimyo of Suo province and a son of Ōuchi Yoshioki.In 1522, he fought the Amago clan along with his father, Yoshioki, to win the control of Aki province. Upon Yoshioki's death in 1528, Yoshitaka became the head of Ōuchi clan. In the 1530s, he led a military actions in the northern Kyūshū,...
, and succeeded. Following the battle of Miyajima, the Mōri clan
Mori clan
The Mōri clan was a family of daimyō, descended from Ōe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shōen in Mōri, Aikō District, Sagami Province. The generation of Hiromoto began to name themselves Mōri.After the Jōkyū War, Mōri was appointed to the jitō...
gained all the Ōuchi lands, and replaced them as one of the most powerful families in the country.