Iida Yoshitake

(died 1592) Iida Yoshitake, a notable retainer of the

Mori Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname, and also a Persian pet name for Morteza. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India. Italian surname *Barbara Mori, Uruguayan-Mexican actress * Camilo Mori, Chilean painter * Cesare ...

clan of the

Aki Province or Geishū () was a province in the Chūgoku Region of western Honshū, comprising the western part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture. History When Emperor Shōmu ordered two official temples for each province (one for male Buddhist prie ...

. Yoshitake and

Kodama Narikata Kodama may refer to: * Kodama (spirit), a spirit in Japanese folklore * Kodama (surname), a Japanese surname * Kodama (train), a Japanese bullet train service * Kodama, Saitama, a town located in Kodama District, Saitama, Japan * Kodama Station, a ...

both served as commanders of the Mori's naval fleet. During the

Battle of Miyajima The 1555 was the only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered to be a Shinto shrine, and no birth or death is allowed on the island. Extensive purification rituals took place after the battle, to cle ...

in the year 1555, Yoshitake participated in the transportation of the main Mori attack force to

Miyajima may refer to: Places * Miyajima, another name for the Japanese island Itsukushima * Miyajima, Hiroshima, a former town on this island, merged into Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name derives from a m ...

. Along the Buzen and Chikuzen coasts, Yoshitake was also in numerous battles.

Iida Yoshitake (died 1592) Iida Yoshitake, a notable retainer of the Mori clan of the Aki Province. Yoshitake and Kodama Narikata both served as commanders of the Mori's naval fleet. During the Battle of Miyajima in the year 1555, Yoshitake participated in the ...

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