The Kobayakawa of [[Aki province]] were descended from [[Doi Sanehira]], a notable figure in the [[Gempei War]] ([[1180]]-[[1185|85]]). Sanehira's grandson (the adopted son of [[Doi Tohira|Doi Tôhira]]), Kagehira, assumed the name Kobayakawa and lived in the Nuta area of Aki Province. By [[1260]] the Kobayakawa had split into three branches (Nuta, Shinjô, and Takehara) - by the mid-15th Century the Nuta and Shinjô branches had essentially reformed while being at increasing odds with the Takehara branch; by the mid-16th Century, the Nuta and Takehara had reconciled to the extent that they reformed under [[Kobayakawa Takakage]], [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari's]] 3rd son. The Kobayakawa grew in influence due to Takakage's close relationship with [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. | The Kobayakawa of [[Aki province]] were descended from [[Doi Sanehira]], a notable figure in the [[Gempei War]] ([[1180]]-[[1185|85]]). Sanehira's grandson (the adopted son of [[Doi Tohira|Doi Tôhira]]), Kagehira, assumed the name Kobayakawa and lived in the Nuta area of Aki Province. By [[1260]] the Kobayakawa had split into three branches (Nuta, Shinjô, and Takehara) - by the mid-15th Century the Nuta and Shinjô branches had essentially reformed while being at increasing odds with the Takehara branch; by the mid-16th Century, the Nuta and Takehara had reconciled to the extent that they reformed under [[Kobayakawa Takakage]], [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari's]] 3rd son. The Kobayakawa grew in influence due to Takakage's close relationship with [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. |