Akamatsu Norimura

Akamatsu Norimura
Akamatsu Norimura.
EraMuromachi
Birth date1277
Death dateFebruary 18, 1350(1350-02-18) (aged 72–73)
Shogunate(s)Ashikaga
Domain(s)Harima Province
Clan(s)Akamatsu

Akamatsu Norimura (赤松 則村, 1277 – February 18, 1350) also well known as Akamatsu Enshin was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan in the Muromachi period. He was governor (shugo) of Harima Province in Hyōgo Prefecture.[1] Norimura was a patron of Sesson Yūbai who established Hōun-ji and Hōrin-ji in Harima.[2] In records about the establishment of land rights for Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Norimura's help is recognized.[3]

He was the father of Akamatsu Norisuke.[4]

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Akamatsu Norimura," Japan encyclopedia, p. 16.
  2. ^ Hall, John Whitney. (1999). The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 600-603.
  3. ^ Kraft, Kenneth. (1997). Eloquent Zen: Daitō and Early Japanese Zen,
  4. ^ "Akamatsu Norimura • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2024-07-12.