Akamatsu Norimura.
In this Japanese name, the family name is Akamatsu.
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 Hyogo Prefecture.[1]
Warrior[]
Norimura supported Emperor Go-Daigo and Ashikaga Takauji in the struggle to overcome the Kamakura shogunate.[1]
He became a part of the Ashikaga shogunate.[1]
Norimura constructed a fort on a hill which later became the site for Himeji Castle.[2]
Patron[]
Norimura was a patron of Sesson Yūbai who established Hōun-ji and Hōrin-ji in Harima.[3]
In records about the establishment of land rights for Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Norimura's help is recognized.[4]
Emblem (mon) of the Akamatsu clan
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Akamatsu Norimura," Japan encyclopedia, p. 16.
- ↑ 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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