Takaie was from a locally powerful house that had come to accept the authority of Môri Motonari around 1540. He played an important role in the actions leading up to Amako Haruhisa's attempts to bring down Koriyama in 1540. He was married to Môri Motonari's daughter.
References
- Initial text from Samurai-Archives.com FWSeal & CEWest, 2005