MōriMōri
Mōri Terumoto
毛利輝元
“The Councillor of Aki”
1553–1625 (aged 73)
- Rank / office
- Provisional Middle Counsellor
- Domain / base
- Aki → Suō and Nagato
- Banner / crest
- One bar and three stars
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Motonari's grandson and heir, he succeeded young and ruled the Chūgoku region supported by his uncles Kikkawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakage, the "Two Rivers." He fought hard against the Oda and Hashiba western campaign, but made peace with Hideyoshi after Honnō-ji and became one of the Five Elders of the Toyotomi regime. At Sekigahara he entered Osaka Castle as commander-in-chief of the Western Army but never moved his troops, and the Western Army was defeated. After the war he lost most of his lands, including Aki, and was reduced to Suō and Nagato: the foundation of the later Chōshū domain.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1571Genki 2
Succession
Became head of the Mōri on the death of his grandfather Motonari.
- 1582Tenshō 10
Peace with Hideyoshi
Took the news of Honnō-ji as the occasion to end the war with the Oda in the Chūgoku region and make peace.
- 1582
Siege of Takamatsu
Led the main Mōri relief army to the scene, but was blocked by the brimming water and never managed to save the castle.
Takamatsu Castle, Bitchū Province 12,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1589Tenshō 17
Building Hiroshima
Built Hiroshima Castle at the mouth of the Ōta River as his new seat.
- 1600Keichō 5
Sekigahara and Reduction
Set up as Western commander-in-chief in Osaka Castle, he never moved, and after the defeat was reduced to Suō and Nagato.
- 1625Kan'ei 2
Death at Hagi
Laid the foundation of the Chōshū domain and died at Hagi.
