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Ōuchi Yoshioki

大内義興


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1495

Month 2

Execution of Naitō Hironori

Ordered the execution of Naito Hironori
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Naitō Hironori, head of the hereditary deputy governors of Nagato and a senior Ōuchi retainer, was executed, and his former lands were redistributed under Ōuchi Yoshioki.

1508

Month 6

Ōuchi Yoshioki Escorts Ashikaga Yoshitada into Kyoto

Marched on Kyoto for Yoshitada and backed his return
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Ōuchi Yoshioki escorted the exiled former shogun Ashikaga Yoshitada, later known as Yoshitane, into Kyoto with support from Hosokawa Takakuni and others. Yoshitada returned to shogunal government under a political order backed by Yoshioki and Takakuni.

1511

Month 8

Battle of Funaokayama

Took part / involved
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Hosokawa Takakuni and Ōuchi Yoshioki's forces defeated Hosokawa Sumimoto's side at Funaokayama on the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month. Shogun Ashikaga Yoshitada returned to Kyoto on the first day of the ninth month and restored his government.

1518

Ōuchi Yoshioki Returns to His Domains after Eleven Years

Ended his rule in Kyoto and returned to Suo
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Ōuchi Yoshioki ended an eleven-year stay in Kyoto in support of Ashikaga Yoshitane and returned to his domains, where he worked to rebuild government centered on Yamaguchi.

1523

Month 4

Ningbo Incident

Sponsor of the Ouchi ships to Ming China
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The Ōuchi and Hosokawa missions clashed at Ningbo in Ming China over priority in trade. The incident, which began on the thirtieth day of the fourth month, seriously disrupted Sino-Japanese trade.

1528

Ōuchi Yoshioki Dies and Yoshitaka Succeeds Him

Head of the Ouchi; died
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Ōuchi Yoshioki died, and his heir Yoshitaka succeeded to leadership of the Ōuchi clan and its domains centered on Suō and Nagato.

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