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Kusunoki masashige biography of mahatma gandhi
Kusunoki Masashige
14th-century Japanese samurai
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kusunoki.
Kusunoki Masashige Senior First Rank | |
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Portrait of Kusunoki Masashige by Kanō Sanraku, c. before 1635 | |
Born | 1294 |
Died | 4 July 1336(1336-07-04) (aged 41–42) |
Resting place | Kanshin-ji |
Monuments | Hōken-tō Various statues |
Other names | Dai Nankō, Hyōe-no-Jō, Saemon-no-Jō, Jō |
Occupation | Samurai |
Known for | Overthrowing the Kamakura shogunate, ideal samurai loyalty |
Kusunoki Masashige (楠木 正成, 1294 – 4 July 1336) was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal loyal samurai.
Kusunoki fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genkō War to overthrow the Kamakura shogunate and restore power in Japan to the Imperial Court. Kusunoki was a leading figure of the Kenmu Restoration in 1333, and remained loyal to the unpopular Emperor Go-Daigo after Ashikaga Takauji began to reverse the restoration