Kusunoki Masanori (楠木 正儀; 1333 – 1390) was a samurai who fought for the Southern Court in Japan's Nanboku-chō Wars, and is famed for his skills as a leader and military strategist, though he later sought a diplomatic solution and was regarded a...
Kusunoki Masashige (Japanese: くすのき まさしげ、, Kyūjitai: 楠木 正成; Japanese pronunciation: [kɯ̥.sɯꜜ.no.kʲi], 1294 – 4 July 1336), or Dai Nankô (大楠公; [naꜜŋ.koː], lit. 'Lord Kusunoki'), was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period...
Kusunoki (written: 楠 or 楠木, lit. "camphor tree") is a Japanese surname.
Emperor Go-Murakami (後村上天皇, Go-Murakami-tennō) (1328 – March 29, 1368) was the 97th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession, and a member of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō period of rival courts. He reigned...
The Nanboku-chō period (南北朝時代, Nanboku-chō jidai), also known as the Northern and Southern Courts period, was a period in Japanese history between 1336 and 1392, during the formative years of the Muromachi (Ashikaga) shogunate. During this time, two...
Kawachi Province (河内国, Kawachi no Kuni; Japanese pronunciation: [kä́.β̞ä̀.c̟͡ɕì (nò̞ kɯ̈̀.ɲ̟ì)]) was a province of Japan in the eastern part of modern Osaka Prefecture. It originally held the southwestern area that was split off into Izumi Province....
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利 義満; September 25, 1358 – May 31, 1408) was the third shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was Ashikaga Yoshiakira's third son but the oldest son to...
Chihaya Castle (千早城, Chihaya-jō) is a late Kamakura period Japanese castle located in the village of Chihayaakasaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934.
Kusunoki Masatoki (Japanese: 楠木 正時, died February 4, 1348) was a Japanese samurai lord during the Nanboku-chō period. He was second-in-command during the Battle of Shijōnawate, and died in battle in 1348, along with his older brother, Kusunoki...
Ashikaga Yoshiakira (足利 義詮; July 4, 1330 – December 28, 1367) was the second shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshiakira was the son of the founder and first shōgun of the Muromachi...
