Nitta Yoshisuke

Nitta Yoshisuke (新田義助) also known as Wakiya Yoshisuke (脇屋義助) , (1305–1340) was the brother of Nitta Yoshisada in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period, capturing Kamakura with his brother from the Hōjō clan in 1333.

Both Nitta brothers survived the Siege of Kanegasaki (1337) by fleeing to Somayama.^[1]

After his brother died, he fled to various parts of Japan including Mino, Owari, and Yoshino.

In 1339, under orders from the new Emperor Go-Murakami, he captured Shiba Takatsune's fortress at Kuromaru. He died while on campaign in Iyo.^[1]:68,72-73

References

1. Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334-1615. Stanford University Press. p. 63-64. ISBN 0804705259.

Additional Reading

• McCullough, Helen Craig (1959). "The Taiheiki. A Chronicle of Medieval Japan." 1959. Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, ISBN 978-0-8048-3538-1.
• Papinot, E. (1910). "Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. 1972 Printing. Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8.