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[[File:Ko no Morofuyu Kao.png|250 px|thumb|Kō no Morofuyu's ''[[kaō]]'' (monogram)]]{{nihongo3||高師冬|'''Kō no Morofuyu'''|? – [[13 February]] [[1351]] (Nengocalc: Kannō 2, 17th day, 1st month)}}<ref name="INJ">Iwanami Nihonshi Jiten (岩波日本史辞典), CD-Rom Version. Iwanami Shoten, 1999-2001.</ref> was, together with his cousins<ref>Edmond Papinot in his "Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan" of 1910 claims the three were brothers.</ref> [[Kō no Moronao|Moronao]] and [[Kō no Moroyasu|Moroyasu]], one of the most important generals of [[shogun]] [[Ashikaga Takauji]] during the [[Nanboku-chō period]].<ref name="INJ"/> Was adopted as a son by Moronao.<ref name="INJ"/> Was governor of [[Mikawa province]] (''Mikawa no kami''). Beginning in 1336, he participated to many battles all over the country and was [[Kantō]] ''[[Kanrei]]'' from 1339 to 1944.<ref name="INJ"/> He fought in [[Hitachi province]] against [[Kitabatake Chikafusa]], defeating him.<ref name="INJ"/> In 1350 he returned to the Kantō to fight against [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] Noriaki, with whom he had been ''shitsuji'' in Kamakura, under Ashikaga Motouji.<ref name="INJ"/> Like his cousins, he was killed in battle during the [[Kannō Disturbance]]. Defeated in 1351 by Uesugi Noriaki, he committed [[seppuku]] at {{nihongo|Suzawa Castle|須沢城}} in [[Kai province]].<ref name="INJ"/>
[[File:Ko no Morofuyu Kao.png|thumb|Kō no Morofuyu's ''[[kaō]]'' (monogram)]]{{nihongo3||高師冬|'''Kō no Morofuyu'''|? – [[13 February]] [[1351]] (Nengocalc: Kannō 2, 17th day, 1st month)}}<ref name="INJ">Iwanami Nihonshi Jiten (岩波日本史辞典), CD-Rom Version. Iwanami Shoten, 1999-2001.</ref> was, together with his cousins<ref>Edmond Papinot in his "Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan" of 1910 claims the three were brothers.</ref> [[Kō no Moronao|Moronao]] and [[Kō no Moroyasu|Moroyasu]], one of the most important generals of [[shogun]] [[Ashikaga Takauji]] during the [[Nanboku-chō period]].<ref name="INJ"/> Was adopted as a son by Moronao.<ref name="INJ"/> Was governor of [[Mikawa province]] (''Mikawa no kami''). Beginning in 1336, he participated to many battles all over the country and was [[Kantō]] ''[[Kanrei]]'' from 1339 to 1944.<ref name="INJ"/> He fought in [[Hitachi province]] against [[Kitabatake Chikafusa]], defeating him.<ref name="INJ"/> In 1350 he returned to the Kantō to fight against [[Uesugi clan|Uesugi]] Noriaki, with whom he had been ''shitsuji'' in Kamakura, under Ashikaga Motouji.<ref name="INJ"/> Like his cousins, he was killed in battle during the [[Kannō Disturbance]]. Defeated in 1351 by Uesugi Noriaki, he committed [[seppuku]] at {{nihongo|Suzawa Castle|須沢城}} in [[Kai province]].<ref name="INJ"/>


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Kō no Morofuyu's kaō (monogram)

Kō no Morofuyu (高師冬, ? – 13 February 1351 (Nengocalc: Kannō 2, 17th day, 1st month))[1] was, together with his cousins[2] Moronao and Moroyasu, one of the most important generals of shogun Ashikaga Takauji during the Nanboku-chō period.[1] Was adopted as a son by Moronao.[1] Was governor of Mikawa province (Mikawa no kami). Beginning in 1336, he participated to many battles all over the country and was Kantō Kanrei from 1339 to 1944.[1] He fought in Hitachi province against Kitabatake Chikafusa, defeating him.[1] In 1350 he returned to the Kantō to fight against Uesugi Noriaki, with whom he had been shitsuji in Kamakura, under Ashikaga Motouji.[1] Like his cousins, he was killed in battle during the Kannō Disturbance. Defeated in 1351 by Uesugi Noriaki, he committed seppuku at Suzawa Castle (須沢城) in Kai province.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Iwanami Nihonshi Jiten (岩波日本史辞典), CD-Rom Version. Iwanami Shoten, 1999-2001.
  2. ^ Edmond Papinot in his "Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan" of 1910 claims the three were brothers.