was a Japanese

samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They h ...

and commander of the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

. He was one of the most important vassal of the

Mōri clan 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 ...

and one of the four main officers called ''Goyonin'' who supported

Mōri Terumoto Mōri Terumoto (毛利輝元, January 22, 1553 – June 2, 1625) was a Japanese ''daimyō''. The son of Mōri Takamoto, and grandson and successor of the great warlord Mōri Motonari, he fought against Oda Nobunaga but was eventually overco ...

along with Kikkawa Motoharu,

Kobayakawa Takakage was a samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) during the Sengoku period and Azuchi–Momoyama period. He was the third son of Mōri Motonari who was adopted by the Kobayakawa clan and became its 14th clan head. He merged the two branches of the Koba ...

and

Fukubara Sadatoshi was a Japanese samurai and the 11th head of the Fukubara clan during the Sengoku period. He was a maternal cousin of Mōri Motonari. Following the death of Motonari, Sadatoshi became one of the ''Goyonin'' who supported Mōri Terumoto along wit ...

. Michiyosi was a younger son of Shiji Motoyoshi. He served

Mōri Motonari was a prominent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the western Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Mōri clan claimed descent from Ōe no Hiromoto (大江広元), an adviser to Minamoto no Yoritomo. Motonari w ...

in a number of campaigns and was later a chief retainer of Môri Takamoto. Michiyoshi was married to a daughter of

Fukubara Hirotoshi was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Mōri clan. References

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and his son was Kuchiba Haruyoshi. In 1530, he was given Ōchi domain, strategically important place to rule and he built a castle called ''Biwakō Castle'' in there. He was also the keeper of

Gassantoda Castle Gassantoda Castle (月山富田城, ''Gassantoda-jō'') was a Japanese castle located in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture. History It is believed the castle was built in the Heian period but this is unclear. Later the castle served as the seat of the ...

. He was fought in the Battle of Miyajima (1555), Battle of Shiraga (1563), and the Gassan-Toda Campaign (1564-1566). He was in charge of the conquest of mainly the San'in region. His grave is at Shūrinji Temple near the Biwakō Castle.

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