Mori Hiromoto (b.1466)

• Born: 1466
• Died: 1506
• Titles: Bitchu no kami
• Sons: Môri Okimoto, Môri Motonari, Sôgô Mototsuna (d.1523), Kira Narikatsu (d.1557)
• Distinction: Aki warlord

Hiromoto was the eldest son of Môri Toyomoto and succeeded his father in 1476. He received the character 'Hiro' from Ôuchi Masahiro. He found himself threatened by the emerging Amako family of Izumo province and so allied with Oûchi Yoshioki. He died on 13 February 1506.

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
• Sengoku Jinmei Jiten