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Kobayakawa Takakage

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1533–1597 Also known as Mōri Takamoto、Kobayakawa Mōri Takakage

Kobayakawa Takakage (1533–1597) was head of the Kobayakawa clan in the Chūgoku region during Japan's Warring States period, third son of Mōri Motonar…

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  1. 1533–1560Yoshida Castle · Aki ProvinceChildhood name Takamoto, third son of Mōri Motonari, arranged by Motonari to be adopted into the Kobayakawa clan. From youth he campaigned alongside his father and brothers, taking part in campaigns against the Amako remnants, establishing the Kobayakawa house in the Chūgoku region as a key military pillar under the Mōri.
  2. 1561–1570Mount Gassan-Toda Castle · Izumo ProvinceAs Oda Nobunaga's power pushed west, Takakage and Kikkawa Motoharu led a Mōri coalition army to reinforce the Amako clan, taking part in battles such as the Second Battle of Mount Gassan-Toda Castle, using naval forces and mobile tactics to counter the Oda army and maintain Mōri hegemony in the Chūgoku region.
  3. 1571–1597Takamatsu Castle · Sanuki ProvinceAfter the Mōri clan submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Takakage took part in the Chūgoku Ōgaeshi, the Odawara Campaign, and the Bunroku Campaign, renowned for his strategic and diplomatic talents. He was granted provinces such as Chikuzen and Chikugo, and died of illness in Kyūshū in his later years.

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