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[[Mori Ranmaru]] was a young warrior in the service of [[Oda Nobunaga]]. Born in 1565, he died at the age of 17 during the [[Honnō-ji incident]] (1582) when [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] besieged the [[temple]]. Before committing [[Seppuku|suicide]], Nobunaga supposedly asked Ranmaru to set fire to the building so that the enemy could not find his body. Ranmaru himself disappeared during the fighting with his two {{Wiki|:ja:森長隆|younger}} {{Wiki|:ja:森長氏|brothers}} who had fought with him. Several chronicles give contradictory accounts of Nobunaga's last moments, so it is difficult to know what really happened. | [[Mori Ranmaru]] was a young warrior in the service of [[Oda Nobunaga]]. Born in 1565, he died at the age of 17 during the [[Honnō-ji incident]] (1582) when [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] besieged the [[temple]]. Before committing [[Seppuku|suicide]], Nobunaga supposedly asked Ranmaru to set fire to the building so that the enemy could not find his body. Ranmaru himself disappeared during the fighting with his two {{Wiki|:ja:森長隆|younger}} {{Wiki|:ja:森長氏|brothers}} who had fought with him. Several chronicles give contradictory accounts of Nobunaga's last moments, so it is difficult to know what really happened. | ||
Ranmaru was a childhood name which remained with him, while Nagasada or Naritoshi are his adult names. He came from a [[samurai]] family in {{Wiki|Mino Province}} who entered the service of the [[Oda clan|Oda]] in 1542. The {{Wiki|Mori clan|Mori}} distinguished themselves many times in combat and thereby the young Ranmaru entered the service of Nobunaga as a page ({{Wiki|:ja:小姓|koshō}}) at the age of twelve and worked his way into Nobunaga's inner circle. In 1581, he received a small fief of 500 {{Wiki|koku}}. Following the {{Wiki|battle of Tenmokuzan}} in 1582, which saw the collapse of the | Ranmaru was a childhood name which remained with him, while Nagasada or Naritoshi are his adult names. He came from a [[samurai]] family in {{Wiki|Mino Province}} who entered the service of the [[Oda clan|Oda]] in 1542. The {{Wiki|Mori (Genji clan)|Mori}} distinguished themselves many times in combat and thereby the young Ranmaru entered the service of Nobunaga as a page ({{Wiki|:ja:小姓|koshō}}) at the age of twelve and worked his way into Nobunaga's inner circle. In 1581, he received a small fief of 500 {{Wiki|koku}}. Following the {{Wiki|battle of Tenmokuzan}} in 1582, which saw the collapse of the [[Takeda clan]], Mori Ranmaru supposedly received a considerable land grant yielding 50,000 koku of rice and the guard of castle {{Wiki|Iwamura Castle|Iwamura}}, a mountain castle in the province of Mino and which [[Takeda Shingen]] had once seized. After Ranmaru's death, the castle then passed to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Hideyoshi]]. | ||
The death of the young Ranmaru in the service of his master, who was betrayed by one of his own, struck a chord and Ranmaru was often cited in {{Wiki|Edo period}} warrior literature as an example of loyalty and fidelity, even dying for it. | The death of the young Ranmaru in the service of his master, who was betrayed by one of his own, struck a chord and Ranmaru was often cited in {{Wiki|Edo period}} warrior literature as an example of loyalty and fidelity, even dying for it. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:59, 28 May 2026
Mori Ranmaru was a young warrior in the service of Oda Nobunaga. Born in 1565, he died at the age of 17 during the Honnō-ji incident (1582) when Akechi Mitsuhide besieged the temple. Before committing suicide, Nobunaga supposedly asked Ranmaru to set fire to the building so that the enemy could not find his body. Ranmaru himself disappeared during the fighting with his two younger brothers who had fought with him. Several chronicles give contradictory accounts of Nobunaga's last moments, so it is difficult to know what really happened.
Ranmaru was a childhood name which remained with him, while Nagasada or Naritoshi are his adult names. He came from a samurai family in Mino Province who entered the service of the Oda in 1542. The Mori distinguished themselves many times in combat and thereby the young Ranmaru entered the service of Nobunaga as a page (koshō) at the age of twelve and worked his way into Nobunaga's inner circle. In 1581, he received a small fief of 500 koku. Following the battle of Tenmokuzan in 1582, which saw the collapse of the Takeda clan, Mori Ranmaru supposedly received a considerable land grant yielding 50,000 koku of rice and the guard of castle Iwamura, a mountain castle in the province of Mino and which Takeda Shingen had once seized. After Ranmaru's death, the castle then passed to Hideyoshi.
The death of the young Ranmaru in the service of his master, who was betrayed by one of his own, struck a chord and Ranmaru was often cited in Edo period warrior literature as an example of loyalty and fidelity, even dying for it.