Nitta Yoshimune

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Nitta Yoshimune (新田義宗?)(1335-1368) was the third son of Nitta Yoshisada, and a commander of loyalist (Imperial) forces during the Nanbokuchō Wars.

In 1352, Yoshimune led a force from Echigo Province to contribute to the loyalist efforts to drive the Shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, from the city. He defeated Takauji in a number of short engagements, but was eventually driven back to a place called Kotesashi-hara, and then to Echigo.


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  • Sansom, George (1961). "A History of Japan: 1334-1615." Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
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