About Nitta Yoshiaki
Lived 1318 – 1338 (aged 19–20). Nitta Yoshiaki was a Japanese samurai and bushi.
(died 1337), son of Nitta Yoshisada, fought for Emperor Go-Daigo, against the Ashikaga at the end of the Kamakura period. He was one of the chief generals at the fortress of Kanagasaki, which fell to the Ashikaga; Yoshiaki was killed, and Prince Tsunenaga captured.
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Nitta Yoshiaki was born in 1318.
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Nitta Yoshiaki died in 1338.
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Nitta Yoshiaki was a samurai and bushi.
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Nitta Yoshiaki was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nitta Yoshiaki. https://biography.guide/nitta-yoshiaki/
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