Akiyama (swordsman)
Akiyama of Tajima (但馬国秋山, Tajima-no-kuni Akiyama?, fl. 16th cent.) was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period who hailed from Tajima Province. A rather unknown figure, he is largely remembered for his defeat at the hands of the young Miyamoto Musashi.
References
- Toyota Masataka. "Niten Ki (A Chronicle of Two Heavens)," in Gorin no Sho, edited by Kamiko Tadashi. Tokyo: Tokuma-shoten, 1963.
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但馬国秋山 (Japanese) |
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Japanese samurai |
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