Akamatsu Norimura
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Akamatsu Norimura (赤松 則村?, 1277 – February 18, 1350) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan in the Muromachi period. He was governor (shugo) of Harima Province in Hyōgo Prefecture.[1]
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Warrior
Norimura supported Emperor Go-Daigo and Ashikaga Takauji in the struggle to overcome the Kamakura shogunate.[1][2] Akamatsu joined Takauji in capturing Kyoto from imperial forces on 23 Feb. 1336.[2]:40,44 He then became a part of the Ashikaga shogunate.[1] Norimura constructed a fort on a hill which later became the site for Himeji Castle.[3]
Patron
Norimura was a patron of Sesson Yūbai who established Hōun-ji and Hōrin-ji in Harima.[4] In records about the establishment of land rights for Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Norimura's help is recognized.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Akamatsu Norimura," Japan encyclopedia, p. 16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Turp, John. (2007). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Japan, p. 206.
- ↑ Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 600-603.
- ↑ Kraft, Kenneth. (1997). Eloquent Zen: Daitō and Early Japanese Zen,
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