Kitabatake_Akinobu

Kitabatake Akinobu

Kitabatake Akinobu

Japanese court noble

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kitabatake.

Kitabatake Akinobu (北畠顕信) (1320 – 1380) was a Japanese court noble, and an important supporter of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō Wars. His father was imperial advisor Kitabatake Chikafusa.[1] His daughter became empress of Emperor Go-Kameyama.

His kami is enshrined at Ryōzen Shrine in Date, Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture, which is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.

References

  1. [1]
    Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334-1615. Stanford University Press. p. 63,66. ISBN 0804705259.
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