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Ōuchi Yoshitaka
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- 1Remembering Ōuchi Yoshitaka, the daimyō forced to die by his own clan▼Daimyō or warlord Ōuchi Yoshitaka supported Francis Xavier and moved the Imperial court to Yamaguchi; this led the Ōuchi
On this day in 1551, Japanese daimyō Ōuchi Yoshitaka was forced by his own clan to commit seppuku. Yoshitaka had welcomed the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier to Yamaguchi and moved the Imperial court there, making the city a cultural and political centre. History and travel enthusiasts are recalling how his openness and courtly ambitions ultimately cost him his life and weakened the Ōuchi clan.