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Takamoto was [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari's]] eldest son. He served as a hostage to the [[Ouchi clan|Oûchi clan]] in [[1537]] and married an adopted daughter of [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka]]. He returned to [[Aki province|Aki]] in [[1541]] and became the official daimyô of the [[Mori clan|Môri]] in [[1547]], though his father continued to help direct the family from retirement. In [[1560]] Takamoto received the title Daizen-daibu with the blessing of the Court, a gesture in recognition of the Môri’s donations to the Court’s coffers. Takamoto was also named shugo of Aki province and was made a member of the shôgun's private guard, the [[shobanshu|shôbanshû]]. On his way back from fighting the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] to lead the Môri campaign in [[Izumo province]] he died suddenly while visiting [[Wachi Masaharu]], forcing his father out of his semi-official retirement. Takamoto’s son Terumoto eventually succeeded him. No specific cause for Takamoto’s death other then illness was ever disclosed; however, his father was sufficiently suspicious of Wachi to have him murdered in [[1568]]. Takamoto, a likable figure, was a man of culture and certain paintings by him survive.  

Takamoto was [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari's]] eldest son. He served as a hostage to the [[Ouchi clan|Oûchi clan]] in [[1537]] and married an adopted daughter of [[Ouchi Yoshitaka|Ôuchi Yoshitaka]]. He returned to [[Aki province|Aki]] in [[1541]] and became the official daimyô of the [[Mori clan|Môri]] in [[1547]], though his father continued to help direct the family from retirement. In [[1560]] Takamoto received the title Daizen-daibu with the blessing of the Court, a gesture in recognition of the Môri’s donations to the Court’s coffers. Takamoto was also named shugo of Aki province and was made a member of the shôgun's private guard, the [[shobanshu|shôbanshû]]. On his way back from fighting the [[Otomo clan|Ôtomo]] to lead the Môri campaign in [[Izumo province]] he died suddenly while visiting [[Wachi Masaharu]], forcing his father out of his semi-official retirement. Takamoto’s son Terumoto eventually succeeded him. No specific cause for Takamoto’s death other then illness was ever disclosed; however, his father was sufficiently suspicious of Wachi to have him murdered in [[1568]]. Takamoto, a likable figure, was a man of culture and certain paintings by him survive.  

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