Kojima Takanori
Kojima Takanori ( Japanese 児 島 高 徳 ; bl. In the 14th century) was a Japanese military leader during the Namboku-chō period.
Live and act
Takanori, son of Wada Norinaga ( Bingo no kami ), was born in the province of Bizen . He already dealt with literature as a teenager. When Emperor Go-Daigo had to flee from the Hōjō army in 1331 , Takanori raised troops and fought for the Southern Dynasty. When Go-Daigo was able to return to Kyoto in 1333, Takanori accompanied him to the capital. He helped destroy Rokuhara.
Later Takanori served under Nitta Yoshisada and fought in 1338 in the province of Harima against Akamatsu Norimura ( 赤松 則 村 ; 1277-1350), who had just joined the Ashikaga. After Yoshisada's death in 1338, he followed Wakiya Yoshiharu ( 脇 屋 義 治 ) to Shikoku and then returned to Bizen in 1340. Besieged by Ashikaga Takauji , he went to Kyoto and then fled to Shinano . There he shaved his head and called himself Shijun. He reappeared in 1352 and participated with troops raised by him in the battle of Otoko-yama, which enabled the entry of the emperor Go-Murakami into Kyoto.
It is not known what happened to Takanori after that. He is often called Bingo Saburō ( 備 後 三郎 ) after his homeland . He is famous for cutting a Chinese poem into a tree with which he sought to encourage and comfort Go-Daigo on his way into exile.
Remarks
- ↑ Rokuhara ( 六 波羅 ) was a district in southeast Kyoto, in which the governors ( 探 題 , tandai ) of the city resided.
- ↑ Otoko-yama ( 男 山 ) is a mountain 20 km south of Kyoto.
literature
- Suzuki, Toshihiko (Ed.): Kojima takanori. In: Nihon daihyakka zensho (Denshibukku-han), Shogakukan, 1996.
- Papinot, Edmond: Kojima Takanori . In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprinted by Tuttle, 1972 edition of 1910 edition. ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kojima, Takanori |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 児 島 高 徳 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | samurai |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th Century |