Sengoku figure
Mōri Terumoto
毛利輝元
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1570
Spring
Defense of San’in by the Mōri
Defended Gassan-Toda CastleMōri Terumoto fortifies Gassan-Toda Castle to block Amago remnants and Oda advances.
Summer
Katsuhisa Amago's counter-offensive
Mori side facing the Amago in IzumoThe Amago restoration army, led by the returned-to-lay-life Amago Katsuhisa with Yamanaka Yukimori, briefly seized much of Izumo, but was heavily defeated at Mt. Fube by the returning main Mori force under Mori Terumoto, Kikkawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakage, and its strength was greatly reduced.
1571
Autumn
Mōri defense of the western provinces
Defended the Chugoku regionMōri Terumoto maintained defensive lines in the Chūgoku region, preparing against Amago remnants and Oda westward advance while carefully assessing turmoil in Kinai.
1573
Summer
Stabilization of the West by the Mōri Clan
Related figureMōri Terumoto remained wary of Oda expansion westward while maintaining defensive lines in the Chūgoku region. Although there was still room for coordination with Yoshiaki, the rapid change in Kinai politics led the Mōri to adopt a more cautious stance.
1581
Month 10
Fall of Tottori Castle
Clan head who sustained the Mori relief effortThrough starvation tactics, Hideyoshi captures Tottori Castle, securing all of Inaba and depriving Mōri of a San’in base.
1600
10/21
Battle of Sekigahara
Commander-in-chief of the Western armyThe decisive battle in Mino: Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Eastern Army defeats the Western Army.
1608
Hagi Castle Is Completed
Builder of the castle; lord of Choshu domainHagi Castle, built by Mōri Terumoto as his new base after the Battle of Sekigahara, was completed as the political center of the Chōshū domain.
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