Nawa Nagatoshi (名和長年) (died August 7, 1336) was a
Kamakura Period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle bet ...
military figure who defended the
Southern Court during the
Nanboku-chō period
The Nanboku-chō period (南北朝時代, ''Nanboku-chō jidai'', "North and South court period", also known as the Northern and Southern Courts period), spanning from 1336 to 1392, was a period that occurred during the formative years of the Mur ...
.
Nawa was appointed Governor of
Hoki Province Hoki can mean:
*Hōki Province, was an old province of Japan, today part of the Tottori Prefecture
*Hōki, Tottori, a town in Japan
*Hōki, a Japanese era name from 770 through 781
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as a reward for his support of
Go-Daigo
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during the
Genko War.
After the
Battle of Minatogawa
The Battle of Minatogawa (), also known as the Battle of Minato River, was a battle of the Nanboku-chō Wars fought near the Minato River in Settsu Province (present day Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) on 5 July 1336.
The Imperial forces loyal to Em ...
and the entry of Takauji into Kyoto, Loyalists forces continued to oppose him. In particular, Nawa led a force against the
Toji temple Toji may refer to;
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*Toji, the Land
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, where Takauiji had installed the future
Emperor Komyo
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother (empr ...
. However, Nawa's attack was stopped and Nawa killed.
[
He is enshrined at Nawa Shrine in ]Daisen, Tottori
is a town located in Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,321 in 5630 households and a population density of 81 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is known for Mount D ...
Prefecture.
References
External links
Nawa family military historyPortrait
from Tokyo National Museum
1336 deaths
People of Kamakura-period Japan
Year of birth unknown
Deified Japanese people
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