Starting off as a kokujin lord in Aki Province, he extended his power to rule the almost entire region of Chugoku and has been described as one of the greatest commanders of the Sengoku period.
安芸国の国人領主から中国地方のほぼ全域を支配下に置くまでに勢力を拡大し、戦国時代最高の名将の一人と後世評される。