Nitta Yoshisada
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Nitta Yoshisada also known as Minamoto no Yoshisada was a samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan. He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Co
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Nitta Yoshisada offering his sword to Ryūjin
Nitta Yoshisada fighting bravely with the two swords Onikiri and Onimaru at the Battle of Minatogawa (1336)
Sieges of Kuromaru
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The Kuromaru, or "Black Fortress", was a fortress of the Kanrei Shiba Takatsune located in Echizen Province in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was attacked twice during the Nanboku-chō Wars of the 14
Nitta Yoshisada
…both princes were killed, along with Yoshisada's son, although Yoshisada was able to escape. He committed seppuku when his horse was killed at the siege of Kuromaru. Yoshisada was born in 1301, the eldest son of Nitta Tomouji. He succeeded his father and became the lord of Nitta Manor in Kōzuke Province in 1317…
Fujishima Shrine monument to where Nitta Yoshisada's helmet was found