Kojima Takanori

• Other Names: 三宅三郎高徳　(Miyake Saburou Takanori)
• Japanese: 児島高徳 (Kojima Takanori)

Kojima Takanori was a supporter of Emperor Go-Daigo of the Southern Court during the wars of the 14th century Nanboku-chô period, and appears in the warrior epic Taiheiki. He has come to be regarded as a model of Imperial loyalty. Traditionally, Takanori has also been worshipped as the progenitor of the Miyake clan, though many historians consider this connection specious.

The Ukita clan of Bizen province also claim descent from Takanori.

References

• Roberts, Luke. Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan. University of Hawaii Press, 2012. p162.