Mōri Hiromoto

Mōri Hiromoto (毛利 弘元, 1466 – February 13, 1506) was a local warlord (jizamurai) of Aki Province in the west Chūgoku region of Japan during the Muromachi period and Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Mōri clan claimed descent from Ōe no Hiromoto, an adviser to Minamoto no Yoritomo. He is most known as the father of the famous Mōri Motonari.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Mōri.
Mōri Hiromoto
Grave of Hiromoto.
Native name
毛利 弘元
Nickname(s)Chiyojumaru (千代寿丸)
Born1466
Aki
DiedFebruary 13, 1506 (aged 39 or 40)
Tajihi-Sarugake Castle, Aki
Allegiance Ōuchi clan
RankDaimyō (Lord)
Unit Mōri clan
Relations

Lifetime

Not much is known about the early life of Hiromoto but in 1476 he became head of the Mōri clan when his father Mōri Toyomoto died. He was one of the many subordinate lords who were vassals of Ōuchi Masahiro. After the death of Masahiro he continued to serve his son and successor, Ōuchi Yoshioki. His son Mōri Okimoto also followed the Ōuchi clan.

In 1500, Hiromoto was involved in a power dispute with the Ashikaga shogunate and the Ōuchi clan and decided to retire. He handed over the head position of the clan to his eldest son, Mōri Okimoto and moved to Tajihi-Sarugake Castle (多治比猿掛城) with his son Shōjumaru (the later Mōri Motonari). Okimoto then took over Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle, the main stronghold of the clan. In 1501 his wife died and he died in 1506 from alcohol poisoning.

His grave is at Esō Temple (Esō-in 悦叟院) in Akitakata City, Hiroshima Prefecture

Family
  • Father: Mōri Toyomoto (毛利興元, 1444–1476)
  • Mother: unknown
    • Brother: Kaneshige Motoshige (兼重元鎮, d. 1541)
      • Wife: name unknown, daughter of Fukubara Hirotoshi (福原広俊).
      • Concubine: Lady from Aiō clan (相合大方)
      • Concubine: Lady from Arita clan (有田氏女)
      • Concubine: ?
        • 5th son: Mitsuke Motouji (見付元氏)

See also
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