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Yamana Sozen

Type Figure Region Japan Time 1404–1473 Also known as 山名持时、Yamana Sozen、Yamana Mochitoki、西军盟主

Yamana Sozen (1404–1473) was a Muromachi-period daimyo, head of the Yamana clan and leader of the Western Army in the Ōnin War, who died in April 147…

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  1. 1404–1467Inaba Province · Inaba ProvinceHe inherited the vast domains of the Yamana clan, whose power extended across the Chūgoku, Shikoku, and Kyūshū regions; alongside the shugo Hosokawa clan he ranked among the most powerful daimyo of the shogunate, earning the nickname 'Rokubun'ichi-dono' (lord of one-sixth).
  2. 1467–1473Kyoto · KyotoWhen the Ōnin War broke out in 1467, he led the Western Army in fierce fighting in Kyoto against Hosokawa Masamoto's Eastern Army; fighting continued in 1471–1473 with repeated attacks and defenses against Shogun Ashikaga Yoshihisa and the Hosokawa clan, and he died of illness in April 1473, leaving the Western Army without its core leader.

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