The Ōuchi family (大内氏 Ōuchi-shi?) was one of the most powerful and important families in Japan during the reign of the Ashikaga shogunate in the 12th to 14th centuries. was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the Shoguns of the Ashikaga family Their domains, ruled from the castle town of Yamaguchi, comprised six provinces at their height, and the Ōuchi played a major role in supporting the Ashikaga in the Nanboku-cho Wars against the Imperial Court. is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is the smallest prefectural capital in Japan Before the modern prefecture system was established the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni (国 countries) usually known in The, spanning from 1336 to 1392, was a period that occurred during the early years of the Muromachi period of Japan 's history The Ōuchi remained powerful up until the 1560s, when they became eclipsed by their vassals, the Mōri.
Based in Suō Province, towards the western end of Honshū, the Ōuchi were among the primary families to be involved in foreign trade and relations, particularly with China. Suō was also the Japanese name for Suao Yilan, Taiwan was a province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Following the Ōnin War (1467-1477), a strong rivalry developed between the Ōuchi and the Hosokawa family, who were now in power. The was a civil war from 1467 to 1477 during the Muromachi period in Japan. The was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880 and a branch of the Minamoto clan, by the Ashikaga clan. The two clashed at Ningpo in 1523, and as a result the Chinese closed Ningpo to Japanese traders. Ningbo ( literally "Tranquil Waves" is a Seaport with sub-provincial administrative status. By the time the Ōuchi were again allowed to send a ship a few years later, the trade was dying out. The family's trade with China fully came to an end by 1548, their monopoly broken by merchants from the seaport of Sakai. is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important Seaports of Japan since the Medieval era The Ōuchi also housed the Portuguese Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier for a time in 1551. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco
As a result of their wealth and trading contacts, the Ōuchi gained renown in the worlds of art and culture as well. They possessed countless items of cultural and artistic significance and beauty, from Japan and China, as well as from further abroad. Particularly famous was the invitation by Ōuchi Masahiro of the famous painter Sesshū to Yamaguchi in 1486. was a general in the Ōnin War, serving Yamana Souzen. He battled numerous times with Yamana's rival Hosokawa Katsumoto, at one point commanding 20000 or often also simply Sesshū, 1420-1506 was one of the most prominent masters of Suibokuga (ink painting and a Rinzai Zen Buddhist
Significant members of the Ōuchi family
- Ōuchi Yoshihiro (1356-1400) - Led a revolt against Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Ōuchi Yoshihiro ( 1356 - 1399) the second son of Ōuchi Hiroyo, and a member of the Ōuchi family which served under Ashikaga Takauji was the 3rd Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan.
- Ōuchi Masahiro - one of Yamana Souzen's chief generals in the Ōnin War. was a general in the Ōnin War, serving Yamana Souzen. He battled numerous times with Yamana's rival Hosokawa Katsumoto, at one point commanding 20000 (1404-1473 was originally before becoming a monk Due to his red complexion he was sometimes known as Aka-nyūdō, 'the Red Monk' The was a civil war from 1467 to 1477 during the Muromachi period in Japan.
- Ōuchi Yoshioki (1477-1528) - Restored the shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane to power after a fifteen-year absence in 1508. was a samurai of the Ōuchi family who lived during Japan's early Sengoku period. also known as Ashikaga Yoshimura, was the 10th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who headed the shogunate first from 1490 to 1493 and then again from
- Ōuchi Yoshitaka (1507-1551) - One of the first Ōuchi lords to see (and perhaps cause) the decline of the family. was a Daimyo of Suo province and a son of Ōuchi Yoshioki. In 1522 he fought the Amago clan along with his father Yoshioki to win the control
- Ōuchi Yoshinaga (d. Ōuchi Yoshinaga (d 1557 the last head of the Ōuchi clan following the Sengoku period of the 16th century 1557) - The last Ōuchi lord, Yoshinaga committed suicide shortly after the battle of Miyajima in which his family was defeated by the Mōri. The 1555 was the first and only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered to be a Shinto shrine, and no
References
- Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615. " Stanford: Stanford University Press.
- Sansom, George Bailey (1962). "Japan: A short cultural history. " New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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