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Hosokawa Harumoto
Edit Profile細川晴元
Career
Son of Sumimoto, he was Kanrei or Shogunate Prime Minister. After his protracted feud with Takakuni Hosokawa, a relative, came to an end with the death in battle of Takakuni (1531), the Kyoto-Osaka area came under his control. He then subdued the Ikko-Ikki, or the rebellion of Shmshu Sect followers married his daughter to Kosa, son Kokyo, head priest of the Honganji, headquarters of the Shinsnu Sect.
Norinaga (Chokei) Miyoshi, a warlord, bearing grudge against Harumoto as being responsible for the death of his father, Motonaga, feuded with Harumoto. At an offensive by Norinaga, Harumoto fled to Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture), taking with him Shogun Yoshiharu Ashikaga. After Shogun Yoshiharu died (1550), his power declined and he made peace with Norinaga and returned to Kyoto (1552). Soon afterward, Harumoto renewed the feud with ^Norinaga but was defeated and fled to Omi again, taking with him Shogun Yoshiteru. In his absence, Norinaga became powerful in Kyoto. Although Harumoto attempted to recover Kyoto, he failed and died of illness of Omi.
