Nobuyoshi Takeda

Japanese: 武田信義 - たけだ・のぶよし

Year of death: Bunji 2.3.9 (1186.3.31)
Year of birth: Daiji 3.8.15 (1128.9.11)
A military commander from the end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Kamakura period. A resident of Kai Province (Yamanashi Prefecture). Son of Minamoto no Kiyomitsu of the Kai Genji clan. In 1180 (Jisho 4), he raised an army in response to an order from Emperor Mochihito. After subjugating the remnants of the Taira clan in Shinano Province, he marched into Suruga Province at the request of Minamoto no Yoritomo. In the Battle of Fujigawa, he launched a night attack and routed the Taira forces. Immediately after this, Yoritomo appointed him as the guardian of Suruga Province. However, Yoritomo was wary of the power of the Kai Genji clan, and in 1181 (Yowa 1), he questioned Nobuyoshi about whether he had any intention of rebellion, and in 1184 (Genryaku 1), he killed Nobuyoshi's legitimate son, Ichijo Tadayori. At this time, Nobuyoshi also incurred Yoritomo's wrath, and he ended his life in despair.

(Takeshige Mita)

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Japanese:

没年：文治2.3.9(1186.3.31)
生年：大治3.8.15(1128.9.11)
平安末・鎌倉初期の武将。甲斐国(山梨県)の住人。甲斐源氏源清光の子。治承4(1180)年,以仁王令旨に応じて挙兵。信濃国の平家余党を制圧したのち,源頼朝の要請に応えて駿河国に出陣。富士川の戦では夜襲を仕掛けて平家軍を敗走させた。この直後,頼朝より駿河国の守護に任ぜられた。しかし甲斐源氏の勢威を警戒する頼朝は,養和1(1181)年には信義に叛意の有無を糾問,元暦1(1184)年には信義の嫡子一条忠頼を誅殺した。このとき,信義も頼朝の勘気を蒙り,失意のうちに一生を終えた。

(三田武繁)

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