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Kusunoki Masashige proved himself to be the consummate samurai while serving Emperor Go-Daigo in 14th-century Japan.!
Kusunoki Masashige (楠木正成)
Shigeko, a younger sister of Fujifusa MADENOKOJI
Masashige KUSUNOKI was a military commander who lived in Kawachi Province from the end of the Kamakura period to the period of the Northern and Southern Courts.
He was called "rebel" by the Kamakura Shogunate.
The Kusunoki image, spotlighting the heroism of the warrior who fights at the cost of his life, was deemed instrumental by the Japanese.
He participated actively as a leading figure in the Kenmu Restoration with Takauji ASHIKAGA and others. He served not only as a clerk at the office of Rewards, the warriors' office, and the land record office, but also as the magistrate of agency of Kenmu Government to file lawsuits and the military governor of Izumi.
He was posthumously awarded the rank of Senior First Rank in 1880. After the betrayal of Takauji, Masashige played a major role in the military of the Restoration and gave his loyalty to the Emperor until his death.
Essays on Japanese History.He fought against the army of Takauji ASHIKAGA and committed suicide in Minatogawa. He has been called the Elder Lord of Kusunok 'Dai-Nanko' after the Meiji period. As his