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Hosokawa Takakuni

細川高国


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1508

Month 6

Ōuchi Yoshioki Escorts Ashikaga Yoshitada into Kyoto

Turned to the Yoshitada side and aided the entry into Kyoto
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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.

1515

Hosokawa Takakuni Begins Building Akutagawayama Castle

Led the castle construction
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Hosokawa Takakuni began building Akutagawayama Castle in Settsu. It was completed by early 1516 and entrusted to Nose Yorinori.

1520

Month 2

Hosokawa Takakuni Leaves Kyoto

Beaten by the Sumimoto side and withdrew to Omi
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After suffering defeat during Hosokawa Sumimoto's offensive in Settsu, Hosokawa Takakuni returned to Kyoto on the seventeenth day of the second month, but withdrew to Sakamoto in Ōmi after his offer to guard the shogun was rejected.

1521

Month 3

Emperor Go-Kashiwabara Holds His Enthronement Ceremony

Funded the enthronement rite and supported its holding
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Emperor Go-Kashiwabara's enthronement ceremony, delayed for more than twenty years after his accession, was held on the twenty-second day of the third month with financial support from Hosokawa Takakuni and others.

1523

Month 4

Ningbo Incident

Sponsor of the Hosokawa 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.

1527

Battle of Katsurakawara

Took part / involved
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Miyoshi Motonaga, Yanagimoto Kataharu, and other supporters of Hosokawa Harumoto defeated Hosokawa Takakuni's forces at Katsurakawara, forcing Takakuni and shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu to retreat to Ōmi.

1531

6/4

Rout at Daimotsu

Takakuni commander in chief; defeated and took his own life
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The forces of Hosokawa Harumoto and Miyoshi Motonaga defeated those of Hosokawa Takakuni and Uragami Muramune. Takakuni’s army collapsed, aided by the defection of its Akamatsu rear guard, and he was captured after fleeing to Amagasaki.

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