Yamana Yoshinori (山名 義範, died February 1219) was a samurai lord of the Kamakura period. He served as Governor of Izu Province and was the founder of the Yamana clan. He was also known as Yamana Kaja and Yamana Saburō.[1]

Life

Yamana was born the son of Nitta Yoshishige.[1][2] His family descended from the Seiwa Genji lineage of the Minamoto clan.[2]

He lived in Yamana township in Kōzuke Province (present-day Yamana, Takazaki, Gunma Prefecture), taking the surname "Yamana", thus establishing the Yamana clan.[1][2]

On September 24, 1185, Yamana was appointed Governor (kami) of Izu Province.[3]

He served shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, and participated in the Genpei War (1180-1185) and the Battle of Ōshū (1189) under his command.[1]

After the Revenge of the Soga Brothers incident in June 1193, Yamana was among the retainers present during the questioning of Soga Tokimune, one of the perpetrators of the incident.[4]

In 1195, Yamana accompanied Yoritomo on his visit to the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.[1]

Yamana died in February 1219.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ueda, Masaaki (2002). Nihon jinmei daijiten. Kōdansha. Shuppan Kenkyūjo, 講談社. 出版研究所. Kōdansha. 山名義範. ISBN 4-06-210800-3. OCLC 50718841.
  2. 1 2 3 Nihon dai hyakka zensho. Shōgakkan. 1989. 山名義範. ISBN 4-09-526001-7. OCLC 14970117.
  3. Nitta, Gunma (1983). Nittamachi Shi Volume 4 (新田町誌 第4巻). 新田町 (群馬県). 新田町誌刊行委員会. p. 107.
  4. Kajihara, Masaaki (2002). Soga monogatari. Yūichi Ōtsu, Tesshō Nonaka. Shōgakkan. p. 423. ISBN 4-09-658053-8. OCLC 49614203.
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