In the end of Edo period, during the generation of Takachika Mori, the Mori clan suffered the oppression from the Edo bakuhu,including the subjugation of Choshu; however, the clan produced brilliant figures such as Shoin YOSHIDA, Shinsaku TAKASUGI, and Kogoro KATSURA and succeeded the Meiji Restoration.
江戸時代末期、毛利敬親の時、長州征伐等により幕府から圧迫を受けたが、吉田松陰や高杉晋作、桂小五郎等の有能な人材を輩出し、明治維新を成就させた。