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Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle

Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle was a mountain castle in Aki province, now in Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, the home base of the Mōri clan. Mōri Motonari successfully defended it against a large Amago army in 1540–1541, a victory that began his rise to power over western Japan. It was abandoned after his grandson Terumoto moved to Hiroshima Castle in 1591, and its extensive earthworks survive as a national historic site.

Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle
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Mori clan domain

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yoshida-koriyama-castle
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