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* ''Birth: [[1519]]''
* ''Death: [[1563]]''
* ''Title: [[Kanrei]]''
* ''Distinction: Deputy Shôgun''
Harumoto was the son of [[Hosokawa Sumimoto]]. Following the defeat and suicide of [[Hosokawa Takakuni]], Harumoto assumed the rank of kanrei and chose to retain [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] as shôgun. Harumoto found himself challenged by [[Miyoshi Motonaga]] of [[Settsu province]], a growing power and the head of a family that had drawn away from the [[Hosokawa clan|Hosokawa]] in recent years. Though Miyoshi was a formidable opponent, Harumoto allied with the warlike monks of the [[Ishiyama Honganji]] and managed to trap Motonaga and force him to commit suicide ([[1532]]). Despite Motonaga's demise, the [[Miyoshi clan]] continued to harass Harumoto, growing in strength even as the Hosokawa weakened. In addition, the Hosokawa and Honganji parted ways soon after Motonaga's death and Harumoto attacked the Ishiyama Honganji in [[1533]]. Harumoto's greatest rival proved to be Miyoshi Nagayoshi (otherwise known as [[Miyoshi Chokei]]), Motonaga's son and a gifted schemer and politician. He was also forced to battle a relative, his cousin [[Hosokawa Ujitsuna]], who was envious of his position. In [[1545]] shôgun [[Ashikaga Yoshitane]] fled [[Kyoto]], abdicating in favor of his son [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru|Yoshiteru]]. Harumoto shifted his allegiance to Yoshiteru but began to lose his influence with the young shôgun through the activities of the Miyoshi. Miyoshi Nagayoshi and [[Matsunaga Hisahide]] convinced Yoshiteru to distance himself from Harumoto, and in [[1549]] the latter was forced to flee the capital. Harumoto continued to fight with the Miyoshi, and in August [[1553]] he attacked Kyoto and burned much of it. He next attempted unsuccessfully to convince [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] to come out of retirement. He was finally captured by Chokei in [[1559]] but was allowed to retire to a temple (albeit under guard) in Settsu and died four years later. A man of some military accomplishment, Harumoto was said to have been an early proponent of the use of [[Teppo|firearms]].
==References==
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]
* ''Death: [[1563]]''
* ''Title: [[Kanrei]]''
* ''Distinction: Deputy Shôgun''
Harumoto was the son of [[Hosokawa Sumimoto]]. Following the defeat and suicide of [[Hosokawa Takakuni]], Harumoto assumed the rank of kanrei and chose to retain [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] as shôgun. Harumoto found himself challenged by [[Miyoshi Motonaga]] of [[Settsu province]], a growing power and the head of a family that had drawn away from the [[Hosokawa clan|Hosokawa]] in recent years. Though Miyoshi was a formidable opponent, Harumoto allied with the warlike monks of the [[Ishiyama Honganji]] and managed to trap Motonaga and force him to commit suicide ([[1532]]). Despite Motonaga's demise, the [[Miyoshi clan]] continued to harass Harumoto, growing in strength even as the Hosokawa weakened. In addition, the Hosokawa and Honganji parted ways soon after Motonaga's death and Harumoto attacked the Ishiyama Honganji in [[1533]]. Harumoto's greatest rival proved to be Miyoshi Nagayoshi (otherwise known as [[Miyoshi Chokei]]), Motonaga's son and a gifted schemer and politician. He was also forced to battle a relative, his cousin [[Hosokawa Ujitsuna]], who was envious of his position. In [[1545]] shôgun [[Ashikaga Yoshitane]] fled [[Kyoto]], abdicating in favor of his son [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru|Yoshiteru]]. Harumoto shifted his allegiance to Yoshiteru but began to lose his influence with the young shôgun through the activities of the Miyoshi. Miyoshi Nagayoshi and [[Matsunaga Hisahide]] convinced Yoshiteru to distance himself from Harumoto, and in [[1549]] the latter was forced to flee the capital. Harumoto continued to fight with the Miyoshi, and in August [[1553]] he attacked Kyoto and burned much of it. He next attempted unsuccessfully to convince [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] to come out of retirement. He was finally captured by Chokei in [[1559]] but was allowed to retire to a temple (albeit under guard) in Settsu and died four years later. A man of some military accomplishment, Harumoto was said to have been an early proponent of the use of [[Teppo|firearms]].
==References==
{{biodict}}
[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Sengoku Period]]