Kitabatake Chikafusa | |
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 Kitabatake Chikafusa, as drawn by Japanese painter Kikuchi Yosai | |
| Native name | 北畠 親房 |
| Born | March 8, 1293 |
| Died | June 1, 1354 (aged 61) Yoshino, Nara, Ashikaga shogunate |
| Occupation | Writer, counselor |
| Subject | Japanese history |
| Children | Kitabatake Akiie Kitabatake Akinobu Kitabatake Akiyoshi |
Kitabatake Chikafusa (北畠 親房, March 8, 1293 – June 1, 1354)[1] was a Japanese court noble and writer of the 14th century who supported the Southern Court in the Nanboku-cho period,[2][3] serving as advisor to five Emperors.[3]: 67–68 Some of his greatest and most famous work was performed during the reign of Emperor Go-Daigo, under whom he proposed a series of reforms, amounting to a revival or restoration of political and economic systems of several centuries earlier. In addition to authoring a history of Japan and a number of works defending the right of Go-Daigo's line to the throne, Kitabatake fought in defense of the Southern Court as a member of the Murakami branch of the Minamoto clan.[4]
- ^ Paul Varley. (1995). "Kitabatake Chikafusa", Great Thinkers of the Eastern World, p. 335.
- ^ Iwao, Seiichi et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 1553. ISBN 2-7068-1632-5
- ^ a b Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334–1615. Stanford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0804705259.
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1962). Sovereign and Subject, pp. 139–241.