Morinaga

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Morinaga

prince of Japan

Also known as: Moriyoshi

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Ashikaga Takauji
…Ashikaga family of murdering Prince Morinaga, the emperor’s son, who had been confined at Kamakura, and also charged them with rewarding Ashikaga retainers without imperial permission.
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…Ashikaga family of murdering Prince Morinaga, the emperor’s son, who had been confined at Kamakura, and also charged them with rewarding Ashikaga retainers without imperial permission.
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Japan
The Kemmu Restoration and the dual dynasties
…forces were led by Prince Morinaga (or Moriyoshi) and Kusunoki Masashige, but the decisive victory was brought about by the two powerful Kantō warrior families of Ashikaga Takauji and Nitta Yoshisada, discontented vassals of the Hōjō family. In 1333 Takauji turned on the Hōjō and attacked the Hōjō headquarters in…
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…forces were led by Prince Morinaga (or Moriyoshi) and Kusunoki Masashige, but the decisive victory was brought about by the two powerful Kantō warrior families of Ashikaga Takauji and Nitta Yoshisada, discontented vassals of the Hōjō family. In 1333 Takauji turned on the Hōjō and attacked the Hōjō headquarters in…
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