Mori Yoshinari
Mori Yoshinari 森 可成 | |
|---|---|
 Mori Yoshinari | |
| Lord of Kaneyama Castle | |
| In office 1565–1570 | |
| Succeeded by | Mori Nagayoshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1523 Mino Province |
| Died | October 19, 1570 Battle of Anegawa, Omi Province |
| Children | Mori Nagayoshi Mori Ranmaru Mori Bōmaru Mori Rikimaru Mori Tadamasa |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Saitō clan Oda clan |
| Unit | .svg){kind=small} Mori clan (Genji) |
| Commands | Kaneyama Castle |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Kanōguchi (1547) Battle of Ino (1556) Siege of Inabayama (1567) Siege of Shōryūji Castle (1568) Battle of Anegawa (1570) Siege of Usayama Castle (1570) |
Mori Yoshinari (森 可成, 1523 – October 19, 1570) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period and the head of the Mori clan (Genji) family, who served the Saitō clan. The Saitō were the lords of Mino province. Later, he become a retainer of Oda Nobunaga.
Military life
In 1547, he fought at Battle of Kanōguchi against Oda clan under Saitō Dōsan.
In 1555, Yoshinari and his family became retainers of Oda Nobunaga. He defected towards the Oda Nobunaga for unknown reasons.[1]
In 1556, He fought in the Battle of Ino against Oda Nobuyuki.
In 1567, he was helping Oda Nobunaga to overthrow the Saitō clan at Siege of Inabayama Castle against Saitō Tatsuoki.
In late 1568, Yoshinari joined Shibata Katsuie, Hachiya Yoritaka, Hosokawa Fujitaka and Sakai Masahisa in attacking Iwanari Tomomichi at Shōryūji Castle.
In 1570, Yoshinari fought in the Battle of Anegawa against Asakura clan and Azai clan.
Death
In 1570, Yoshinari died fighting in the Battle of Shimosakamoto at Usayama Castle against the Azai and Asakura clan near Ōtsu in the part of Battle of Anegawa. [2]
Yoshinari was the father of the Oda's samurai Mori Nagayoshi and Mori Ranmaru. After Yoshinari died, Mori Nagayoshi took over the leadership of the clan, but he later died in the Battle of Nagakute in 1584.
Family
- Sons:
- Mori Nagayoshi (1558-1584)
- Mori Ranmaru (1565-1582)
- Mori Bōmaru (1566–1582)
- Mori Rikimaru (1567–1582)
- Mori Tadamasa (d.1634)
References
- ^ Turnbull, Stephen R. (2000). The samurai sourcebook. London. p. 162. ISBN 1-85409-523-4. OCLC 44910809.
- ^ Ōta, Gyūichi (2011). The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. J. S. A. Elisonas, Jeroen Pieter Lamers. Leiden: Brill. p. 153. ISBN 978-90-04-20456-0. OCLC 743693801.
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