Yūki Munehiro (結城宗広) (1266 – January 1, 1339)
He 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 ...
.
He is enshrined at
Yūki Shrine in
Tsu, Mie
is a city located in 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 p ...
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 Kamakura-period Japan
Yūki clan
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