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The Ôuchi of [[Suo province|Suo]] and [[Nagato province|Nagato]] were established by [[Ouchi Morifusa|Ôuchi Morifusa]] around [[1180]]. They defeated the local [[Ashikaga clan|Ashikaga]] appointed-[[shugo|shûgo]] in Suo and Nagato in the 1350's and were named as shûgo of those provinces in [[1363]]. As their power increased, they developed a vital monopoly on foreign trade. During the opening decades of the Sengoku Period, the Ôuchi, whose capital was at Yamaguchi in Suo, expanded into northern Kyushu and brought [[Iwami province|Iwami]] and [[Aki province|Aki]] under their influence, which they held against the advances of the [[Amako clan|Amako]] family. Following a failed effort to reduce the Amako's Gassan-Toda Castle, [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka's]] hold over his retainers began to wane and in [[1551]] he was overthrown by [[Sue Harukata]], who replaced him with a puppet. The Ôuchi were finally destroyed by the [[Mori clan|Môri]] in [[1557]], although certain elements held out for some years. Their house code, the Ôuchi-shi okitegaki, compiled around [[1492]], is one of the earliest examples of this sort of document.
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