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Ōuchi Yoshitaka's fall remembered on anniversary of 1551 seppuku

Original: Daimyō or warlord Ōuchi Yoshitaka supported Francis Xavier and moved the Imperial court to Yamaguchi; this led the Ōuchi

Japanese history enthusiasts are recalling Ōuchi Yoshitaka, the daimyō who welcomed Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier to Yamaguchi and elevated the city's status as a cultural centre. His patronage and court connections ultimately provoked his own Ōuchi clan, which forced him to take his own life by seppuku on this day in 1551.

Why now: The anniversary of his death, marked as 'on this day in 1551', is prompting historical retrospectives.

Ōuchi YoshitakaFrancis XavierŌuchi clanYamaguchiJapan

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