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The Akamatsu claimed descent from [[Minamoto Morifusa]] (d.[[1077]]) of the Murakami-Genji ([[Minamoto clan|Minamoto]]). The Akamatsu became a powerful family in the Muromachi Period and owed their success to the actions of [[Akamatsu Norimura]]. At first a supporter of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] in the Kemmu Restoration, Norimura had later switched to the Ashikaga side. In [[1336]] he was awarded the governorship of [[Harima province|Harima]]. By the time of the 3rd Ashikaga shôgun, [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu|Yoshimitsu]], the Akamatsu were shugo for Harima, [[Bizen province|Bizen]], and [[Mimasaka province|Mimasaka]] as well as one of the four families that provided members of the Bakufu’s samurai-dokoro (Board of retainers). The assassination of [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]] in [[1441]] by [[Akamatsu Mitsusuke]] resulted in a damaging response by the [[Yamana clan|Yamana]] and others, and by the Sengoku Period, their power had waned. They were weakened by rebellions and at length became vassals of the [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]]. | The Akamatsu claimed descent from [[Minamoto Morifusa]] (d.[[1077]]) of the Murakami-Genji ([[Minamoto clan|Minamoto]]). The Akamatsu became a powerful family in the Muromachi Period and owed their success to the actions of [[Akamatsu Norimura]]. At first a supporter of [[Emperor Go-Daigo]] in the Kemmu Restoration, Norimura had later switched to the Ashikaga side. In [[1336]] he was awarded the governorship of [[Harima province|Harima]]. By the time of the 3rd Ashikaga shôgun, [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu|Yoshimitsu]], the Akamatsu were shugo for Harima, [[Bizen province|Bizen]], and [[Mimasaka province|Mimasaka]] as well as one of the four families that provided members of the Bakufu’s samurai-dokoro (Board of retainers). The assassination of [[Ashikaga Yoshinori]] in [[1441]] by [[Akamatsu Mitsusuke]] resulted in a damaging response by the [[Yamana clan|Yamana]] and others, and by the Sengoku Period, their power had waned. They were weakened by rebellions and at length became vassals of the [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 20 November 2007
- Japanese: 赤松氏 (Akamatsu-shi)
The Akamatsu claimed descent from Minamoto Morifusa (d.1077) of the Murakami-Genji (Minamoto). The Akamatsu became a powerful family in the Muromachi Period and owed their success to the actions of Akamatsu Norimura. At first a supporter of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Kemmu Restoration, Norimura had later switched to the Ashikaga side. In 1336 he was awarded the governorship of Harima. By the time of the 3rd Ashikaga shôgun, Yoshimitsu, the Akamatsu were shugo for Harima, Bizen, and Mimasaka as well as one of the four families that provided members of the Bakufu’s samurai-dokoro (Board of retainers). The assassination of Ashikaga Yoshinori in 1441 by Akamatsu Mitsusuke resulted in a damaging response by the Yamana and others, and by the Sengoku Period, their power had waned. They were weakened by rebellions and at length became vassals of the Toyotomi.
| Members of the Akamatsu clan | |
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
