Ōuchi clan

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The Ōuchi clan was a powerful samurai family of western Japan that dominated trade, politics, and culture in the Chūgoku region during the Muromachi period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese clan
samurai clan
alliedWith Ashikaga shogunate
linked to: Ashikaga clan
baseOfOperations Suō Province NERFINISHED
Yamaguchi
capitalCityUnderControl Yamaguchi
linked to: Yamaguchi City
claimedAncestryFrom Baekje
Kudara (Baekje) royal family
competedWith Amago clan
Hosokawa clan
Mōri clan
country Japan
culturalCenter Yamaguchi city
linked to: Yamaguchi City
declineEvent Ōuchi Yoshitaka’s death in 1551
destroyedBy Sue Harukata
dominantIn Chūgoku region
engagedIn maritime trade in East Asia
tribute trade with Ming dynasty
ethnicity Japanese
flourishedInCentury 15th century
early 16th century
heldTitle shugo of Nagato Province
shugo of Suō Province
historicalStatus one of the most powerful clans of western Japan during the Muromachi period
influencedDomain culture in western Japan
politics of western Japan
trade in western Japan
knownFor control of Seto Inland Sea trade
overseas trade with Ming China
patronage of culture
patronage of painters and poets
support of Zen Buddhism
language Japanese
notableLeader Ōuchi Masahiro
Ōuchi Yoshihiro
Ōuchi Yoshioki
Ōuchi Yoshitaka
patronized Sesshū Tōyō
court culture in Yamaguchi
politicalRole powerful retainer of the Ashikaga shogunate
shugo daimyo
region Chūgoku region
socialClass buke (warrior class)
succeededBy Mōri clan in western Japan
linked to: Mōri clan
timePeriod Muromachi period

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Chōshū Domain formerRulingClan Ōuchi clan
Mōri Motonari usedDiplomacyWith Ōuchi clan
Mōri clan alliedWith Ōuchi clan
Uda Genji hasNotableSubline Nagato Ōuchi clan (Uda Genji origin, debated)
linked to: Ōuchi clan
Mōri Hiromoto allegiance Ōuchi clan