Mōri Toyomoto

Mōri Toyomoto
毛利 豊元
Head of Mōri clan
Succeeded by	Mōri Hiromoto
Personal details
Born	1444 Aki Province
Died	1476
Children	Mōri Hiromoto
Military service
Allegiance	Ōuchi clan
Rank	Jizamurai
Unit	Mōri clan
Battles/wars	Ōnin War

Mōri Toyomoto (毛利 豊元, 1444–1476) was a Jizamurai of the province of Aki, and father of Mōri Hiromoto. He is known as the grandfather of the Mōri Motonari.

In 1461–1462, Toyomoto defeated Hatakeyama Yoshinari's army in Kawachi and Kii.

During the year of 1465, Toyomoto then sent troops to assist Kobayakawa Hirohira when Ōuchi Masahiro invaded his holdings. During the fall of the same year, Ōuchi made an interventional against the current war between the Hosokawa and Kōno clans . At the request of the Ōuchi, Toyomoto then blocked the attack led by Masahiro.

Following the year of 1471, Toyotomo took advantage of the confusion generated by the Ōnin War to then establish himself under Ōuchi Masahiro, and pledging his allegiance to the Ōuchi clan.