Background
Yoshinaga Ouchi was a younger brother of Sorin Otomo. Was adopted by the Ouchi Family.
Yoshinaga Ouchi was a younger brother of Sorin Otomo. Was adopted by the Ouchi Family.
When Harukata Sue, a vassal of the Quchis, was defeated and killed in a battle at Itsukushima with the Moris (1555), he bolstered up the defenses of his provinces.
In 1559, Motonari Mori and the remnant forces of Harukata invaded Suo Province. Many in the province pledged allegiance to the Moris and Yoshinaga fled to Katsuyama Castle in Nagato Province (Yamaguchi Prefecture). When Motonari attacked the castle, Yoshinaga fled to the Chofukuji Temple. He was besieged by Motonari's forces and committed suicide.