Takeda Nobuyoshi (1128–1186)

Takeda Nobuyoshi in the riot gear usual at the time.

Takeda Nobuyoshi ( Japanese 武田 信義 ; * August 15, 1128 , † August 7, 1186 ) was daimyo towards the end of the Heian period and at the beginning of the Kamakura period . He was instrumental in the establishment of the first Shogunate in Japan on the part of the later Shogun Minamoto Yoritomo . The Minamoto are also the main house (ancestral house) of the Takeda, he is the nephew of the first Shogun. He was the son of Minamoto Kiyomitsu ( 源 清 光 ) Due to his personal involvement in the war against the Taira (Genpei War), in which he commanded a very large troop contingent, the first shogunate came about, making him one of the most important vassals of the first shogun. As a result, he was allocated lands for administration and thus founded one of the strongest clans in the entire Japanese Middle Ages, from the Kamakura period to the end of the Sengoku period . (See: Takeda (Klan) ) He held high offices in Tōtōmi Province and Suruga Province . He is famous for having built a military school and an archery school, which had great influence beyond his lifetime. His grave is in Ganjō-ji ( 願 成 寺 ) in Nirasaki in what is now Yamanashi Prefecture .

literature

• Shibatsuji Shunroku: 甲 斐 武田 一族 ( Kai Takeda ichizoku ), 2005, ISBN 4-404-03262-5 .

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Takeda is the family name, Nobuyoshi the first name.