About Wakiya Yoshisuke
Lived 1305 – 1340 (aged 34–35). Wakiya Yoshisuke was a Japanese samurai and bushi.
also known as , (1305–1340) was the brother of Nitta Yoshisada in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period, capturing Kamakura with his brother from the Hōjō clan in 1333.
Both Nitta brothers survived the Siege of Kanegasaki (1337) by fleeing to Somayama.
After his brother died, he fled to various parts of Japan including Mino, Owari, and Yoshino.
In 1339, under orders from the new Emperor Go-Murakami, he captured Shiba Takatsune's fortress at Kuromaru. He died while on campaign in Iyo.
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Who was Wakiya Yoshisuke?
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Wakiya Yoshisuke was born in 1305.
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Wakiya Yoshisuke died in 1340.
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Wakiya Yoshisuke was a samurai and bushi.
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Wakiya Yoshisuke was Japanese.
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