Sadayoshi Kira

Japanese: 吉良貞義 - きら・さだよし

Year of birth: Year of birth and death unknown. Military commander during the late Kamakura and Nanboku-cho periods. Son of Mitsuuji. Called Yataro. Kazusa no Suke. Since his grandfather Nagauji, he lived in Saijo, Kira-sho, Hazu-gun, Mikawa Province (Aichi Prefecture). In 1333 (Shokei 2/Ganko 3), he led an army to Kyoto together with Ashikaga Takauji. He fought a fierce battle in Kyoto and destroyed the Rokuhara Tandai. According to the Nan-Taiheiki, prior to this, in Mikawa Province, Takauji had conveyed his intention to overthrow the shogunate to Sadayoshi, who agreed, saying, "It is too late now," and so he decided to attack Rokuhara.

(Kiyoshi Ito)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
鎌倉末期・南北朝時代の武将。満氏の子。弥太郎と号す。上総介。祖父の長氏以来,三河国(愛知県)幡豆郡吉良庄西条に住す。正慶2/元弘3(1333)年足利尊氏と共に軍勢を率いて上洛する。京中で激戦を展開して,六波羅探題を滅亡させる。『難太平記』によると,それ以前,三河国において,尊氏が貞義に倒幕の意思を伝えたところ,貞義は「今マテ遅クコソ存候ツレ」と述べて賛成したので,六波羅攻めを決意したのだという。

(伊藤喜良)

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