Kusunoki Masashige
Deceased Person
1294 – 1336
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Who was Kusunoki Masashige?
Kusunoki Masashige was a 14th-century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in his attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate and is remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty. His origin has not been validated and it was merely six years between the start of his military campaign in 1331 and his demise in 1336. He received the highest decoration from the Meiji government of Japan in 1880.
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- Born
- 1294
Kawachi Province - Children
- Died
- Jul 5, 1336
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on July 23, 2013
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