Kikkawa Motoharu

Kikkawa Motoharu
Native name	吉川元春
Nickname(s)	Shōnojirō (少輔次郎) “Mōri Ryōsen", or “Mōri's Two Rivers" (毛利両川).
Born	1530 Yoshida, Aki Province
Died	December 25, 1586 (aged 56 or 57) Aki Province
Allegiance	Mōri clan Toyotomi clan
Rank	Daimyō
Unit	Kikkawa clan
Commands held	Hinoyama Castle
Battles/wars	Battle of Miyajima (1555) Siege of Toda Castle (1566) Battle of Torisaka (1568) Battle of Tatarahama (1569) Siege of Kōzuki Castle (1578) Siege of Takamatsu (1582) Invasion of Shikoku (1585)
Relations	Father: Mōri Motonari Mother: Lady Myōkyū

Kikkawa Motoharu (吉川 元春, 1530 – December 25, 1586) was the second son of Mōri Motonari, and featured prominently in all the wars of the Mōri clan.^[1] He became an active commander of the Mōri army and he with his brother Kobayakawa Takakage became known as the “Mōri Ryōsen", or “Mōri's Two Rivers" (毛利両川).^[1]