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Ouchi Morimi

Type Figure Region Japan Time c. 1377–1431 Also known as Shūno-no-kami、Ouchi no Sukeyasu

Ouchi Morimi (c. 1377–1431) was shugo daimyō of Suō, Nagato, and Buzen provinces in the Muromachi period and head of the Ouchi clan.

Timeline

  1. 1410–1411Yamaguchi · Yamaguchi CityIn 1410 published the Buddhist numerical glossary 'Zōjō Hōsu', regarded as the beginning of the Ouchi edition publishing tradition; the same year received an explanation of his literary name 'Taisen' written by the Gozan monk Tokushō Tokugan, reflecting the Ouchi clan's reverence for and patronage of Zen Gozan culture.
  2. 1412–1420Suō Province · Yamaguchi PrefectureAfter the Ōei Rebellion the Ouchi clan consolidated control of Suō, Nagato, and Buzen; as clan head Morimi managed his domains and provincial control system, and participated in Muromachi shogunate affairs as a companion retainer, maintaining a relationship of vassalage to Shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori.

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