Personnalité historique

Murakami Takeyoshi

Head of the Noshima Murakami

Murakami Takeyoshi (1533 or 1536 – 1604) is the most famous leader of the Murakami of Noshima, one of the three branches of these "pirates" of the Seto Inland Sea, who lived by protecting and taxing maritime routes. His power was organised around Noshima Castle, a tiny island fully fortified in the violent currents of the Miyakubo Strait, now a National Historic Site. An ally of the Mōri, he supported Mōri Motonari around the time of Itsukushima (1555), and his fleet, led by his son Motoyoshi, triumphed at Kizugawaguchi in 1576. Forced to cede Noshima to Kobayakawa Takakage after 1582, and then struck by Hideyoshi's anti-piracy edict, he spent his final years at Suō-Ōshima.

Portrait de Murakami Takeyoshi
Naissance1533 (Tenbun 2) selon Kotobank ; 1536 (Tenbun 5) selon d'autres sources
Décès8e jour du 8e mois de Keichō 9 (1604), île de Suō-Ōshima
FonctionHead of the Noshima Murakami
MaisonMurakami de Noshima (Murakami suigun)
ÉpoqueSengoku / Azuchi-Momoyama
Histoire & patrimoine

Noshima, a castle in the currents

Noshima is merely an islet a few hundred metres across, yet its entire surface was laid out as terraces, quays and watch posts; the tides that rush through it make it an almost unapproachable base without a local pilot. The city of Imabari, which manages the site designated in 1953, describes it as the principal sea castle of the Noshima Murakami, the heart of today's "Murakami kaizoku" heritage.

Château de NoshimaChâteau de Noshima
Frise chronologique

Repères dans sa vie

1533 ou 1536

Birth; son of Murakami Yoshitada.

années 1540-1550

After exile among the Kikuchi of Higo, he returns and prevails over his cousin Yoshimasu for the leadership of Noshima.

1555

Battle of Itsukushima: he supports Mōri Motonari against Sue Harukata (his actual participation is debated).

1576

First Battle of Kizugawaguchi: his son Motoyoshi leads the Mōri fleet to victory against the Oda.

après 1582

Attacked by Kobayakawa Takakage, he cedes Noshima and settles in Takehara (Aki).

1588

Implicated by the Toyotomi government under the anti-piracy edict.

1601

Settles at Wada, on Suō-Ōshima.

1604

Dies; buried at Uchiri (Suō-Ōshima). His descendants command the fleet of the Hagi domain.

Patrimoine associé

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Personnalités liées

Portrait de Mōri Motonari
Mōri MotonariallyItsukushima, 1555.→
Portrait de Murakami Motoyoshi
Murakami Motoyoshieldest sonKizugawaguchi, 1576.→
Portrait de Kobayakawa Takakage
Kobayakawa Takakageadversary, then protectorLoss of Noshima.→
Portrait de Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshiopposing authorityAnti-piracy edict, 1588.→
Portrait de Murakami Masafusa
Murakami MasafusaChâteau en commun→
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Murakami Takeyoshi dans l’histoire

From the sea to the Hagi domain

Takeyoshi's end illustrates the bringing into line of independent maritime powers: the loss of his island after 1582, the prohibition of piracy in 1588, and then the integration of his family into the Mōri apparatus, whose descendants became the fleet commanders at Hagi.

Documentation

Sources de la fiche

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