Yamana Yoshinori
Japanese samurai (d. 1219)
About Yamana Yoshinori
Lived 1150 – 1219 (aged 68–69). Yamana Yoshinori was a bushi.
Yamana Yoshinori (山名 義範, died February 1219) was a Japanese 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.
Life Yamana was born the son of Nitta Yoshishige.
On September 24, 1185, Yamana was appointed Governor (kami) of Izu Province.
He served shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, and participated in the Genpei War (1180-1185) and the Battle of Ōshū (1189) under his command.
In 1195, Yamana accompanied Yoritomo on his visit to the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.
Yamana died in February 1219.
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Who was Yamana Yoshinori?
Japanese samurai (d. 1219)
When was Yamana Yoshinori born?
Yamana Yoshinori was born in 1150.
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Yamana Yoshinori died in 1219.
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Yamana Yoshinori was a bushi.
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