Mōri forcesMōri
Mōri Motonari
毛利元就
“The Three Arrows”
1497–1571 (aged 75)
- Rank / office
- Governor of Mutsu
- Domain / base
- Aki → the Chūgoku region
- Banner / crest
- One bar and three stars
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
A single arrow breaks easily; three bound together are hard to break.
Letter of instruction to his three sons (attributed)
Rising from a small local lordship in Aki, he mastered ten provinces of the Chūgoku region in a single generation. A peerless schemer skilled in intrigue and division, he killed Sue Harukata, usurper of his lords' house, with the surprise attack at Itsukushima, and took Gassan-Toda Castle to destroy the Amago. He is known for the lesson of the "three arrows," teaching his three sons to stand together.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1523Taiei 3
Lord of Kōriyama
Succeeded to the house and began expanding from Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle in Aki.
- 1555Kōji 1
Battle of Itsukushima
Lured Sue Harukata's great army onto Itsukushima with a small force and killed him in a surprise attack.
Battle of Itsukushima (Miyajima) Commander-in-chief 4,000 troops Watch in 3D › The cunning commander who crossed a stormy sea, landed on the back of the island, crossed Mount Misen and surprised the Sue headquarters from behind. He overturned the mastery of western Japan in a day. - 1566Eiroku 9
Destruction of the Amago
Took Gassan-Toda Castle, brought down his old enemies the Amago and completed his conquest of the Chūgoku region.
- 1571Genki 2
Death at Kōriyama
Died at Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle aged 75, master of the Chūgoku region.
