Yūki Munehiro (結城宗広) (1266 – January 1, 1339)
He was a
Kamakura Period
The is a period of History of Japan, Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the G ...
military figure who defended the
Southern Court during the
Nanboku-chō period
The , also known as the Northern and Southern Courts period, was a period in Japanese history between 1336-1392 CE, during the formative years of the Ashikaga shogunate, Muromachi (Ashikaga) shogunate. Ideologically, the two courts fought for 50 ...
.
He is enshrined at
Yūki Shrine in
Tsu, Mie
is the capital city of Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 274,879 in 127,273 households and a population density of 390 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Although the second largest city in the ...
Prefecture.
His son however, Yuki Chikatomo, remained neutral, preventing
Chikafusa from advancing north at Shirakawa. By July 1342, Chikatomo has allied himself with
Takauji.
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References
1266 births
1339 deaths
People of the Kamakura period
Yūki clan
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