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Haruhisa was a son of [[Amako Masahisa]], who was killed in [[1518]]. He was known first as Akihisa, then became Haruhisa with the blessing of shôgun [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] in [[1541]]. He assumed control of the [[Amako clan|Amako]] in [[1537]] when his grandfather [[Amako Tsunehisa|Tsunehisa]] retired and retook the silver mines of [[Iwami province]] from the [[Ouchi clan|Ôuchi]], afterwards expanding Amako influence eastward. He marched as far as [[Harima province]] in [[1538]] and fought the [[Akamatsu clan|Akamatsu]] at [[Ojio castle|Ojio]] and [[Akashi castle|Akashi]] Castles. Determined to finally eliminate the [[Mori clan (Aki)|Môri]] of [[Aki province]], he gathered an army of some 30,000 men and attacked Koriyama Castle in 1540. Despite outnumbering the Môri at least 3 to 1, he failed to bring the castle down and retreated when attacked by both [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari]] and an Ôuchi relief force. Nonetheless, Haruhisa was able to resist the Ôuchi's efforts to bring down [[Gassan-Toda castle|Gassan-Toda]] in [[1542]]-[[1543|43]]. In the aftermath of that Ôuchi defeat, Haruhisa was free to consolidate his possessions to the east of Izumo. He grew suspicious of his uncle [[Amako Kunihisa|Kunihisa]] and the latter's circle of friends and family and in [[1554]] ordered the deaths of Kunihisa and his sons. Thereafter the Amako began to decline in power as Môri Motonari's strength grew. After his sudden death in March [[1562]], Haruhisa was succeeded by his son Yoshihisa.

Haruhisa was a son of [[Amako Masahisa]], who was killed in [[1518]]. He was known first as Akihisa, then became Haruhisa with the blessing of shôgun [[Ashikaga Yoshiharu]] in [[1541]]. He assumed control of the [[Amako clan|Amako]] in [[1537]] when his grandfather [[Amako Tsunehisa|Tsunehisa]] retired and retook the silver mines of [[Iwami province]] from the [[Ouchi clan|Ôuchi]], afterwards expanding Amako influence eastward. He marched as far as [[Harima province]] in [[1538]] and fought the [[Akamatsu clan|Akamatsu]] at [[Ojio castle|Ojio]] and [[Akashi castle|Akashi]] Castles. Determined to finally eliminate the [[Mori clan (Aki)|Môri]] of [[Aki province]], he gathered an army of some 30,000 men and attacked Koriyama Castle in 1540. Despite outnumbering the Môri at least 3 to 1, he failed to bring the castle down and retreated when attacked by both [[Mori Motonari|Môri Motonari]] and an Ôuchi relief force. Nonetheless, Haruhisa was able to resist the Ôuchi's efforts to bring down [[Gassan-Toda castle|Gassan-Toda]] in [[1542]]-[[1543|43]]. In the aftermath of that Ôuchi defeat, Haruhisa was free to consolidate his possessions to the east of Izumo. He grew suspicious of his uncle [[Amako Kunihisa|Kunihisa]] and the latter's circle of friends and family and in [[1554]] ordered the deaths of Kunihisa and his sons. Thereafter the Amako began to decline in power as Môri Motonari's strength grew. After his sudden death in March [[1562]], Haruhisa was succeeded by his son Yoshihisa.

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