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Nitta Yoshisada

1301 - 1338

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Nitta Yoshisada (新田 義貞; Japanese pronunciation: [ɲiꜜt.ta | jo.ɕi̥.saꜜ.da], 1301 – August 17, 1338) also known as Minamoto no Yoshisada was a samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan. He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period. He famously marched on Kamakura, besieging and capturing it from the Hōjō clan in 1333. Later, he fought the Ashikaga brothers on the Emperor's behalf in a see-saw campaign which saw the capital change hands several times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nitta Yoshisada is the 9,967th most popular politician (up from 10,134th in 2019). (up from 2,182nd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Nitta Yoshisada ranks 9,967 out of 19,576. Before him are Titus Aebutius Elva, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Waleran IV, Duke of Limburg, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Waiofar, and Gotō Shinpei. After him are Ignacio Zaragoza, Shu-Sin, Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Francesc Cambó, and Reginald I of Guelders.

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Among people born in 1301, Nitta Yoshisada ranks 11. Before him are Kera Tamara, Bagrat V of Georgia, Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Ni Zan, Andrew Corsini, and Prince Morikuni. After him are Simone Boccanegra, Ubayd Zakani, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, Carlo I Tocco, and Andronikos Asen. Among people deceased in 1338, Nitta Yoshisada ranks 2. Before him is Theodore I. After him is William II, Duke of Athens.

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