Prince Moriyoshi (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prince Moriyoshi (Moriyoshi Shinn ?, also called Prince Morinaga) (1308 - August 12, 1335) was a son of Emperor Go-Daigo and Minamoto no Chikako executed by Ashikaga Tadayoshi in 1335. When Moriyoshi was 18, Go-Daigo had him named the head abbot of the Enryakuji temple on Mount Hiei. When Go-Daigo's attempt to seize power in 1331 failed (the Genk War), Moriyoshi fled Enryakuji to the province of Kii, meeting up with Kusunoki Masashige. They tenaciously defended the small fortress of Akasaka before finally being forced to withdraw. He then moved to Mount Yoshino. Masashige's heroics defending Chihaya, together with Moriyoshi's efforts to rally troops, brought a large number of warriors to the loyalist cause. By 1333, Ashikaga Takauji and Nitta Yoshisada had joined the cause. The H j shogunate was soon destroyed.