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 became a retainer of Oda Nobunaga.

Mori Yoshinari
森 可成
Mori Yoshinari
Head of Mori clan (Genji)
In office
1555–1570
Preceded byMori Yoshiyuki
Succeeded byMori Nagayoshi
Lord of Kaneyama Castle
In office
1565–1570
Preceded bySaito Masayoshi
Succeeded byMori Nagayoshi
Personal details
Born1523
Mino Province
DiedOctober 19, 1570
Siege of Usayama Castle, Omi Province
SpouseEi (later known as Myōkōni)
ChildrenMori Yoshitaka
Mori Nagayoshi
Mori Ranmaru
Mori Bōmaru
Mori Rikimaru
Mori Tadamasa
Military service
Allegiance Saitō clan
Oda clan
Unit Mori clan (Genji)
CommandsKaneyama Castle
Battles/warsBattle 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)

Military life

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Mori Yoshinari battle of Usayama Castle

In 1547, he fought at the Battle of Kanōguchi against the Oda clan under Saitō Dōsan.

In 1555, Yoshinari and his family became retainers of Oda Nobunaga. He defected towards 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 the 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 the Asakura clan and the Azai clan.

Death

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In 1570, Yoshinari died fighting in the Battle of Shimosakamoto at Usayama Castle against the Azai clan and the Asakura clan near Ōtsu in the aftermath of the 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.

 
Grave of Mori Yoshinari

Family

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References

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  1. ^ Turnbull, Stephen R. (2000). The samurai sourcebook. London. p. 162. ISBN 1-85409-523-4. OCLC 44910809.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ 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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