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| − | Kitabatake Chikafusa wrote the "Jinno Shotoki", between [[1339]]-[[1343]]. His family was of [[Murakami Clan|Murakami]] Genji stock. He disliked and opposed [[Ashikaga Takauji]] and the Bakufu - he felt that Takauji was a "greedy soldier of no great merit and not of a really good family." He supported the Southern Court in [[Yoshino Province|Yoshino]], and over the span of his career served five emperors – [[Go-Fushimi]], [[Go-Nijo]], [[Hanazono]], [[Go-Daigo]], and [[Go-Murakami]]. He was sent by Go-Daigo to [[Mutsu Province]] as governor and worked to drum up support there for the Southern cause. He was hard-pressed by [[Ishido Yoshifusa|Ishidô Yoshifusa]], whom Takauji had dispatched in [[1335]] as a counter to Chikafusa and captured Taga, which was the Loyalist's seat in Mutsu. In addition, Chikafusa was unable to convince the powerful [[Hitachi Province|Hitachi]] landholder [[Yuki Chikatomo|Yûki Chikatomo]] to throw in with the Loyalists, and when the latter sided with the Ashikaga, Chikafusa was forced to flee to Yoshino. He died in [[1334]]. Chikafusa was the father of [[Kitabatake Akiyoshi]] and Akiie. Akiie was killed in battle in the summer of [[1338]]. Chikafusa was assisted in his endeavors by a younger brother, Akinobu. | + | Kitabatake Chikafusa wrote the "Jinno Shotoki", between [[1339]]-[[1343]]. His family was of [[Murakami Clan|Murakami]] Genji stock. He disliked and opposed [[Ashikaga Takauji]] and the Bakufu - he felt that Takauji was a "greedy soldier of no great merit and not of a really good family." He supported the Southern Court in [[Yoshino Province|Yoshino]], and over the span of his career served five emperors – [[Emperor Go-Fushimi|Go-Fushimi]], [[Emperor Go-Nijo|Go-Nijo]], [[Emperor Hanazono|Hanazono]], [[Emperor Go-Daigo|Go-Daigo]], and [[Emperor Go-Murakami|Go-Murakami]]. He was sent by Go-Daigo to [[Mutsu Province]] as governor and worked to drum up support there for the Southern cause. He was hard-pressed by [[Ishido Yoshifusa|Ishidô Yoshifusa]], whom Takauji had dispatched in [[1335]] as a counter to Chikafusa and captured Taga, which was the Loyalist's seat in Mutsu. In addition, Chikafusa was unable to convince the powerful [[Hitachi Province|Hitachi]] landholder [[Yuki Chikatomo|Yûki Chikatomo]] to throw in with the Loyalists, and when the latter sided with the Ashikaga, Chikafusa was forced to flee to Yoshino. He died in [[1334]]. Chikafusa was the father of [[Kitabatake Akiyoshi]] and Akiie. Akiie was killed in battle in the summer of [[1338]]. Chikafusa was assisted in his endeavors by a younger brother, Akinobu. |
Revision as of 23:40, 11 October 2006
- Died: 1334
Kitabatake Chikafusa wrote the "Jinno Shotoki", between 1339-1343. His family was of Murakami Genji stock. He disliked and opposed Ashikaga Takauji and the Bakufu - he felt that Takauji was a "greedy soldier of no great merit and not of a really good family." He supported the Southern Court in Yoshino, and over the span of his career served five emperors – Go-Fushimi, Go-Nijo, Hanazono, Go-Daigo, and Go-Murakami. He was sent by Go-Daigo to Mutsu Province as governor and worked to drum up support there for the Southern cause. He was hard-pressed by Ishidô Yoshifusa, whom Takauji had dispatched in 1335 as a counter to Chikafusa and captured Taga, which was the Loyalist's seat in Mutsu. In addition, Chikafusa was unable to convince the powerful Hitachi landholder Yûki Chikatomo to throw in with the Loyalists, and when the latter sided with the Ashikaga, Chikafusa was forced to flee to Yoshino. He died in 1334. Chikafusa was the father of Kitabatake Akiyoshi and Akiie. Akiie was killed in battle in the summer of 1338. Chikafusa was assisted in his endeavors by a younger brother, Akinobu.
Sources
Jansen, Marius. Warrior Rule in Japan. Cambridge University Press, 1995
