The Mōri clan (毛利氏 Mōri-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto. Ōe no Hiromoto was descended from the Fujiwara clan. The family's most illustrious member, Mōri Motonari, greatly expanded the clan's power in Aki Province.

Mōri Family, a clan that dominated the strategic western Honshu region of south-central Japan from early in the 16th century to the middle of the 19th century. After the Tokugawa family had reconstituted Japan’s central government in 1603, the head of the Mōri family became the daimyo, or feudal.

The Mori clan (森氏, Mori-shi) was a family of Japanese people descended from the Seiwa Genji. Their line descended from Minamoto no Yoshiie (also known as Hachimantaro) through his seventh son, Minamoto no Yoshitaka, proprietor of Mōri-no-shō in Sagami Province.

The Mori clan is one of the samurai families. The original surname was Oe. The originator of this clan is OE no Suemitsu, the fourth child of OE no Hiromoto, a reputable vassal of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun); therefore, they are the descendents of OE no Hiromoto, but not from the main branch of his family.

Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸, 1565 – June 21, 1582), also known as Mori Naritoshi [1] (森 成利), was a samurai retainer to the Oda clan. He was son of Mori Yoshinari, and had 5 brothers in total, from the province of Mino. He was a member of the Mori Clan, descendants of the Seiwa Genji.

Explore the fascinating history of Japan's Mori clan, from their rise in the Sengoku period to their battles, culture, and eventual decline.

The Mori Clan was one of the clans of the Sengoku Jidai. The Mori were a seaborne nation, masters of the waves who were able to build great navies to give them more land. Mori Motonari, in 1578, defeated an alliance of enemies at Chugoku.

Oct 13, 2017 · Though perhaps the second wealthiest daimyô in the archipelago prior to the battle of Sekigahara, controlling a vast swath of territory in western Japan, after Tokugawa Ieyasu's victory in that battle, he forced the Môri to relocate from their relatively central base in Aki province to the comparatively remote castle town of Hagi, and reduced th...

The Mōri clan was a group of Japanese samurai that originated from Ōe no Hiromoto, who was a descendant of the Fujiwara clan. One of their most famous members, Mōri Motonari, greatly increased the clan's influence in Aki Province.

Mar 25, 2011 · The Aki Mori were a locally powerful clan within their province, serving as jito in the years leading up to the Sengoku Jidai. However, they didn't become a regional and even a national power until the rise of Mori Motonari. Under Motonari's leadership, the …