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Kitabatake Akinobu

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Template:Japanese name 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 become empress of Emperor Go-Kameyama.

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

References

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