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Kings in all but name : the lost history of Ōuchi rule in Japan, 1350-1569 /

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In the sixteenth century, the Ōuchi family were kings in all but name over much of the Japanese archipelago. Immensely wealthy, they controlled sea lanes stretching out from Japan to Korea and China, while the Ōuchi city of Yamaguchi functioned as an important regional entrepôt, with an expanding po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conlan, Thomas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2024].
Subjects:
Ōuchi family.
Japan > Kings and rulers.
Korea > Kings and rulers.
Japan > Politics and government > 1333-1600.
Daimyo > Japan.
Yamaguchi-ken (Japan) > Politics and government.
Japan > Foreign relations > 1185-1600.
Korea > Foreign relations > 1392-1637.
Japan > Relations > Korea.
Korea > Relations > Japan.
Yamaguchi-ken (Japan) > Genealogy.
Daimyo > Genealogy.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The lost history of Ōuchi rule
  • The founder Ōuchi Hiroyo
  • Ōuchi Yoshihiro and the forging of Ōuchi identity
  • The one who could see stars : the unlikely rule of Ōuchi Moriakira
  • Fraternal succession, expanding trade, and durable administration
  • Trader, shogun, king, and god
  • Ōuchi Masahiro and the rise of Yamaguchi
  • Yoshioki and the apogee of Ōuchi rule (1495-1528)
  • The triumphs and tragedy of Ōuchi Yoshitaka (1528-51)
  • The collapse
  • Epilogue. Legacies.