Akamatsu Norimura

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

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Akamatsu Norimura," Japan encyclopedia, p. 16.
  2. ↑ Turp, John. (2007). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Japan, p. 206.
  3. ↑ Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 600-603.
  4. ↑ Kraft, Kenneth. (1997). Eloquent Zen: Daitō and Early Japanese Zen,