Taiheiki

Taiheiki: a Standard history source. Covers AD 1329 – 1367, with 159 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.

TypeStandard history
ViewpointInsider account
Years coveredAD 1329 – 1367
Events159 events, 96 placed on the map
Original title太平記

Regions: Japan 96 · China 63

Events

YearPlaceEventPassage
AD 1329六波羅Dawn of the 19th of the 9th month: troops rush to Rokuhara. Sokushi Noriyuki and Yamamoto Tokitsunaga serve as tate-taisho and head toward the Toki residence巻第一 L121
AD 1330南都(東大寺·興福寺)Emperor Go-Daigo goes to Todai-ji and Kofuku-ji (3rd month, day 8)巻第二 9 南都北嶺行幸事
AD 1330比叡山Emperor Go-Daigo goes to the offering at the Great Lecture Hall of Mt. Hiei巻第二 9 南都北嶺行幸事
AD 1330六波羅(京)Three monks, Enkan, Bunkan and Juen, are arrested at Rokuhara巻第二 10 僧徒六波羅召捕事付為明詠歌事
AD 1330硫黄が嶋Bunkan sojo is sentenced to exile on Iogashima (Sulfur Island)巻第二 11 三人僧徒関東下向事
AD 1330越後国Juen sojo is sentenced to exile in Echigo巻第二 11 三人僧徒関東下向事
AD 1330陸奥国(奥州)The priest Enkan, after his exile is commuted, is entrusted to the Yuki family and taken to Oshu巻第二 11 三人僧徒関東下向事
AD 1331笠置8th month, day 27: the sovereign (Go-Daigo) goes to Kasagi-dera and makes the main hall his imperial residence巻第三 L197.0
AD 1331比叡山(東坂本)The same month, hearing that the Rokuhara army lost the battle at Higashi-Sakamoto on Mt. Hiei, soldiers from nearby provinces flock to Kasagi巻第三 L197.0
AD 1331 – 1332佐渡国Hino Sukemoto (Suketomo) is beheaded on Sado巻第二 13 長崎新左衛門尉意見事付阿新殿事
AD 1331 – 1332鎌倉(葛原岡)Toshimoto is beheaded at Katsurabaragaoka in Kamakura巻第二 14 俊基被誅事並助光事
AD 1331富士(富士山)7th month, day 7: earthquake; hundreds of jo collapse from the summit of Mt. Fuji (as recorded in the text)巻第二 15 天下怪異事
AD 1331笠置Go-Daigo, via Nanto, makes the Ishimuro at Kasagi his temporary palace — the start of the Southern Court base巻第二 15 天下怪異事
AD 1331比叡山(西塔)Dainagon Morokata, dressed as the emperor in imperial robes, stages a visit to the West Pagoda on Mt. Hiei; the disappointed warrior monks leave during the night巻第二 16 師賢登山事付唐崎浜合戦事
AD 1331唐崎Battle on the shore of Karasaki: the warrior monks defeat the Rokuhara army. Includes individual feats of valor巻第二 16 師賢登山事付唐崎浜合戦事
AD 1332京都Fujiwara no Kimitaka? No -- Emperor Komyo (Jimyoin line) accedes at age 19, son of a mother of Fujiwara lineage (vol. 5, 31)巻第五 31
AD 1332渡部橋5th month, day 21: 5,000 horsemen of Rokuhara chase a small Kusunoki force at Watanabe Bridge, crowd onto the bridge and many drown巻第六 38
AD 1332柏原(近江)Chunagon Minamoto no Tomoyuki is beheaded by Tagoro Rokuro-zaemon-no-jo at the foot of a mountain at Kashiwabara in Omi while escorted by Dōyo; he leaves the death poem "Shoyo shoji"巻第四 24
AD 1332隠岐の島町(府の島)The former emperor arrives at Fu no Shima in Oki, and Sasaki Sadakiyo builds a Kurogi palace as his imperial residence巻第四 30
AD 1332杉坂(美作)Kojima Takanori waits at Sugisaka in Mimasaka, aiming to recapture the former emperor on his escort route, but the escort is switched to the San'in road and it fails; he carves a poem into a cherry tree in the courtyard of the Innosho temporary palace and it is brought to the emperor's attention巻第四 30
AD 1333吉野1st month, day 16: Nikaido Dewa Nyudo Doun attacks Yoshino Castle, where Prince Daito (Moriyoshi) holds out, with over 60,000 horsemen巻第七 L146
AD 1333鎌倉(Recollection) Takezawa states in a letter that he was loyal in the "Kamakura battle of Genko"; the event itself is the Battle of Kamakura in 1333巻第三十三 L437
AD 1333鎌倉3rd month, day 27: Ashikaga Takauji leaves Kamakura for the expedition to Kyoto (pretext: supporting the emperor's side in the western provinces)巻第九 58
AD 1333京都4th month, day 16: Ashikaga Takauji arrives in Kyoto巻第九 58
AD 1333久我畷4th month, day 27: Nagoe Owari-no-kami falls at the Battle of Kuganawate (by a single arrow)巻第九 59
AD 1333大江山4th month, day 27: Ashikaga Takauji, on the Tandai's side, moves over Mt. Oe west of Kyoto along the Tanba road巻第九 60
AD 1333篠村5th month, day 7, Hour of the Tiger: Ashikaga Takauji leaves Shinomura with over 25,000 horsemen, praying at Shinomura Hachiman shrine before advancing巻第九 62
AD 1333六波羅5th month, day 7: Ashikaga's general assault; the Rokuhara Tandai's defense on three fronts collapses巻第九 63
AD 1333篠原During the emperor's party's flight, a stray arrow strikes the emperor's left elbow (in the shade of woods, along the escape route)巻第九 64
AD 1333番場Echigo-no-kami Nakatoki and others of the Rokuhara side, 432 men, commit mass suicide before the Banba Tsujido巻第九 65
AD 1333長光寺The emperor and retired emperor's party is temporarily lodged at Choko-ji; the Three Regalia and the divine articles are handed over to the Gomiya side巻第九 66
AD 1333千葉屋5th month, day 10, morning: the Chihaya besieging force of over 100,000 horsemen withdraws toward Nanto, and is badly defeated in pursuit巻第九 67
AD 1333摩耶城5,000 horsemen of Rokuhara attack Maya Castle in Settsu. Akamatsu counters with a stratagem luring them into the mountain paths; Rokuhara is badly defeated, many pushed into the water and drowned (Battle of Maya)巻第八 50
AD 1333京都3rd month, day 12: western forces set fire to over 30 places including Yodo, Akai and Yamazaki. Rokuhara tries to defend the Katsura River but Akamatsu's force crosses it, wins a great victory and presses into Kyoto itself巻第八 51
AD 1333鎌倉Nitta's army enters Kamakura's Hayagayatsu; most Hojo-side commanders reportedly die巻第十 81
AD 1333東勝寺Hojo Takatoki and his clan kill themselves at Tosho-ji and set fire to the residence (283 by record, over 6,000 in all of Kamakura)巻第十 82
AD 1333船上山Emperor Go-Daigo leaves Mt. Funagami in Hoki and sets out along the San'in road for the capital巻第十一 84
AD 1333京都Emperor Go-Daigo returns from To-ji to the Nijo Dairi (Ko Shi Ko Takauji appointed Chibukyo)巻第十一 86
AD 1333博多The combined Shoni-Otomo forces attack the residence of Tandai Hojo Hidetoki; Hidetoki kills himself (over 340 clan members die with him)巻第十一 87
AD 1335京都(北山殿)Saionji Kinmune's plan for an uprising linked with Hojo remnants is discovered; he is surrounded and arrested at Kitayama-dono (later executed)巻第十三 101
AD 1335鎌倉Hojo remnants rise (Shiro Shiga Shiro Chusendai) -- Ashikaga Tadayoshi, escorting the Shogun's Palace (Prince Nariyoshi), abandons Kamakura and withdraws巻第十三 102
AD 1335鎌倉(薬師堂の谷)On Ashikaga Tadayoshi's orders, his retainer Fuchino Iga-no-kami kills Prince Moriyoshi (Hyobukyo Shinno) in the Kamakura dungeon巻第十三 103
AD 1335矢矧川Yoshisada's 60,000 face each other across the Yahagi River; by Nagahama Rokuro-zaemon's plan the enemy is lured across the river and engaged. At night the Kamakura side abandons Yahagi and withdraws to Sagisaka巻第十四 107
AD 1335竹下Battle of Takenoshita: a large army joins battle at midday on the 12th. Kikuchi, Chiba, Utsunomiya and others take Sakanaka; Otomo and Shioya on the imperial side turn their backs and Wakiya's side retreats to Sanohara巻第十四 108
AD 1336比叡山(延暦寺)Ashikaga's side (estimated 500,000 horsemen) attacks Enryaku-ji from all sides; Nitta's army and Enryaku-ji's middle hall block them and fight until the 20th of the 6th month with many casualties巻第十七 146
AD 1336京都Enryaku-ji's force and the Nitta and Nijo armies enter from the north of Kyoto and fight Ashikaga's army at To-ji (part of the city is burned)巻第十七 146
AD 1336京都Emperor Go-Daigo ends his holding out at Enryaku-ji and returns to the palace by the Imaji road巻第十七 153
AD 1336金崎城(敦賀)Nitta Yoshisada arrives at Tsuruga no Tsu and has the crown prince and clan members enter Kanegasaki Castle巻第十七 155
AD 1336金崎城(敦賀)About 60,000 horsemen of Ashikaga's side surround Kanegasaki Castle on all sides; the defenders' small sorties keep the siege going巻第十七 159
AD 1336京都(東寺)Retired Emperor Kogon reascends the throne (choso) on the 10th of the 6th month of Kenmu 3 -- placed on the throne by Ashikaga's side巻第十九 168
AD 1336京都Ashikaga Takauji, in the appointments of the 5th of the 11th month, becomes Senior Third Rank, Dainagon and Seii Taishogun (his brother Tadayoshi becomes Vice-Shogun of Japan)巻第十九 169
AD 1336 – 1337吉野Former emperor Go-Daigo, carrying the Three Sacred Treasures, steals away to Yoshino -- the start of the Southern Court巻第十九 172
AD 1336杣山The Uryu brothers raise an army before the Akumi shrine, hoisting the Nakaguro banner with Shikibu-taifu Yoshiharu as commander巻第十八 162
AD 1336湯尾When 6,000 horsemen of the yosete cross deep snow and reach Yunoo-juku, Uryu puts 3,000 nobushi up the rear mountain, circles left and right with 700 ashigaru at midnight and breaks the yosete in a surprise attack巻第十八 162
AD 1336多々良浜A small force on Takauji's side (300 horsemen in the text) faces Kikuchi's army (40,000-50,000 in the text); Tadayoshi advances and turns the tide. Matsuura, Kanda and others on Kikuchi's side turn into surrendered men and Kikuchi's army withdraws巻第十六 125·127
AD 1336熊山Kojima Takanori, with 25 horsemen, burns his residence and climbs Mt. Kuma to raise an army; over 3,000 horsemen of the yosete at Funasaka and Mitsuishi attack Mt. Kuma巻第十六 130
AD 1336舟坂300 horsemen of Wakiya's side come out by a bypath west of Mitsuishi and surround the Funasaka yosete front and back; in the text about 100 of the yosete cut themselves down and about 50 are captured巻第十六 130
AD 1336福山When Tadayoshi's side surrounds Fukuyama, Oeda Shikibu-taifu charges down the steep ridge to the north with over 1,000 horsemen and breaks over 20,000 of the yosete, but the camp collapses and he slips out to Mitsuishi on the 18th of the 5th month巻第十六 132
AD 1336湊川Battle of Minatogawa: Masashige, with over 700 horsemen, breaks through the armies of Takauji and Tadayoshi several times; then at a house north of Minatogawa the brothers Masashige and Masasue kill themselves, and 13 clan members die with them巻第十六 135·138
AD 1336比叡山The sovereign, preceded by the Three Sacred Treasures, goes again to Mt. Hiei (Higashi-Sakamoto). Yoshisada, left with only about 6,000 horsemen, has returned to the capital巻第十六 141
AD 1336東寺The Hon-in slips into To-ji, and Takauji designates the To-ji main hall as the imperial residence, establishing the Jimyoin imperial line巻第十六 142
AD 1336山崎Battle of Yamazaki: after the Akamatsu vanguard (Ki clan, 300 horsemen), the Hosokawa and Akamatsu main force advance, Wakiya's camp collapses and Yoshisada's side abandons Owatari and returns to the capital巻第十四 111
AD 1336比叡山(東坂本)With the Yamazaki camp broken, the sovereign tries to flee to Mt. Hiei (Higashi-Sakamoto) in a phoenix palanquin, carrying the Three Sacred Treasures on his person; without palanquin bearers, armed guards follow on foot巻第十四 112
AD 1336京都Takauji enters the capital with what the text calls "800,000 horsemen"; the text says there was no resistance on the court side since the retired emperor and many princes of Jimyoin had already slipped away to Mt. Hiei巻第十四 114
AD 1337足羽(福井)Nitta Yoshisada leaves Kokufu with over 6,000 horsemen and attacks Asuwa Castle巻第二十 177 黒丸城初度軍事付足羽度々軍事
AD 1337八幡(石清水)Ko no Moronao on Takauji's side burns the Hachiman main mountain in a night raid, and the Southern Court army withdraws巻第二十 181 八幡炎上事
AD 1337藤島(足羽 인근)Nitta Yoshisada kills himself on the battlefield at Fujishima (his head is taken by the enemy)巻第二十 185 義貞自害事
AD 1337伊勢(神風浜)The eighth prince's party, on the way to the northeast, has its ships scattered in a storm. The imperial ship is driven back to Kanbu-ura in Ise and turns back巻第二十 188 奥州下向勢逢難風事
AD 1337敦賀(桑原)To relieve Kanegasaki, Satomi Iga-no-kami advances with over 5,000 men of Yoshiharu to Kuwabara in Tsuruga and meets Imagawa Suruga-no-kami's 20,000 horsemen; Satomi, Uryu, Gikanbo and others die巻第十八 163
AD 1337金崎General assault on Kanegasaki Castle; starving defenders hold at the gate until Ichinomiya (the prince), Nitta Yoshiaki and others kill themselves. Yoshisada and Yoshisuke had already escaped to Somayama on the night of the 5th of the 3rd month巻第十八 165
AD 1338吉野Emperor Go-Daigo dies at Yoshino (1338 by the text's era name)巻第二十一 193 先帝崩御事
AD 1338越前府中Nitta Yoshisada and Yoshisuke attack Fuchu in Echizen -- Ashikaga's Owari-no-kami Takatsune flees; the same day 73 castles in the province fall巻第十九 170
AD 1338불명(본문에 장소 없음)The crown prince is given poison (chindoku) on Ashikaga's side's orders and dies on the 13th of the 4th month (as described in the text)巻第十九 171
AD 1338和泉の堺 安部野Kitabatake Akiie falls at Abeno in Izumi -- defeated by the army of the steward Ko no Moronao巻第十九 176
AD 1339黒丸城(小黒丸城)Wakiya Yoshisuke and Hata's stratagem capture Kuromaru Castle巻第二十一 195 任遺勅被成綸旨事付義助攻落黒丸城事
AD 1340 – 1341佐々布山(出雲)Shioya Takasada, hearing that his wife and children are dead, disembowels himself on horseback巻第二十一 196 塩冶判官讒死事
AD 1342京(法勝寺)Fire at the pagoda of Hosshoji in Rokujo; the Kondo, lecture hall and others burn down completely巻第二十一 192 法勝寺塔炎上事
AD 1345比叡山延暦寺Enryaku-ji monks raise the mikoshi of three shrines (Gion, Kitano, etc.) to the Chudo and demand that the Tenryu-ji dedication be halted. After noble mediation the dedication goes ahead and the mikoshi return to their seats巻第二十四 208
AD 1345京都8th month, day 29: Tenryu-ji dedication. Takauji and Tadayoshi attend with processions of hundreds of horsemen; the retired emperor makes an imperial visit the next day巻第二十四 209
AD 1347藤井寺Battle of Fujiidera: Hosokawa Akiuji is beaten by Kusunoki Masayuki and withdraws巻第二十五 215
AD 1347住吉Kusunoki Masayuki, with over 500 horsemen, sets fire to houses at Ishizu and raids Yamana Tokiuji's camp north of Uryuno; a great battle of 6,000 horsemen巻第二十五 215
AD 1347天王寺Yamana Tokiuji withdraws after being badly wounded; many soldiers drown crowded on a narrow bridge巻第二十五 215
AD 1347八幡Ko no Moronao arrives at Yawata with over 7,000 horsemen. Troops from all quarters gather, reaching over 60,000巻第二十六 216
AD 1347吉野The Kusunoki brothers, Masayuki and his brother, attend the Yoshino palace, speak of their father's last words, and ask permission for a decisive battle. Emperor Go-Murakami answers in person巻第二十六 216
AD 1348四條畷Battle of Shijo Nawate: Kusunoki Masayuki's 3,000 horsemen raid Ko no Moronao's camp; 143 men including the brothers Masayuki and Masatoki are killed巻第二十六 217–218, 220
AD 1348吉野Ko no Moronao attacks the Yoshino palace with 30,000 horsemen and burns the nobles' residences and other buildings. The emperor slips away under cover of night巻第二十六 219
AD 1348賀名生The Southern Court emperor moves from Yoshino to Kano-u, deep in the Amano River, and builds a wooden palace (Kurogi no Gosho)巻第二十六 219–220
AD 1349京(清水寺)Fire at Kiyomizu-dera; the main hall, Amida hall, tower gate, stage and more burn completely巻第二十七 225 天下妖怪事付清水寺炎上事
AD 1349京(四条河原)The temporary viewing stand for dengaku at Shijo Kawara collapses, with many casualties巻第二十七 226 田楽事付長講見物事
AD 1349京(法成寺河原)Ko no Moronao's large army surrounds the shogun's residence. Tadayoshi concedes at the price of exiling Uesugi and Hatakeyama巻第二十七 229 御所囲事
AD 1349越前国(江守庄)Hatakeyama Naomune commits seppuku. Uesugi Shigenobu, sword in hand, stalls for time and is seized and killed by servants巻第二十七 233 上杉畠山流罪死刑事
AD 1349京都Ko no Moronao and Moroyasu surround the shogun's residence, drive out Uesugi Izu-no-kami and Hatakeyama Okura-shoyu, and have them executed in exile巻第二十八 235
AD 1349京都Ashikaga Yoshiakira comes up from Kamakura to the capital and takes charge of government. Real power lies with Ko no Moronao巻第二十八 235
AD 1349備後国Ashikaga Tadafuyu leaves Bingo and stays at the house of Kawajiri Higo-no-kami Yukitoshi巻第二十八 236
AD 1350(Recollection) Autumn 1350: Ko no Moronao destroys the Uesugi巻第三十 L257
AD 1350石見国Ko no Moroyasu leaves the capital on the 20th of the 6th month and sets out for Iwami to subdue Misumi Nyudo巻第二十八 237
AD 1350鼓が崎Night of the 25th of the 8th month, night raid: Sawa Zenshiro's Tsuzumigasaki Castle falls and Zenshiro kills himself. The other two castles fall a day later巻第二十八 237
AD 1350肥後国Ashikaga Tadafuyu goes down to Higo and stays at Kawajiri Yukitoshi's house. Rebellion spreads in Kyushu巻第二十八 238
AD 1350京都Ashikaga Takauji sets out west for Chugoku with Ko no Moronao and over 8,000 horsemen to subdue Tadafuyu巻第二十八 238
AD 1350備前福岡Takauji's army arrives at Fukuoka in Bizen on the 19th of the 11th month. Few troops gather because of rough seas and snow巻第二十八 238
AD 1350大和国Tadayoshi (Nyudo Egen) slips out at night with Ishido Yorifusa and disappears; later he entrusts himself to Ochi Iga-no-kami in Yamato巻第二十八 239·240
AD 1350京都Jimyoin's inzen: appoints Takauji Chinjufu Shogun and orders the subjugation of the rebel (Tadayoshi)巻第二十八 240
AD 1350吉野Tadayoshi (Egen) sends a letter of surrender to the Southern Court (Yoshino). After deliberation at court, the Southern Court issues a rinji pardoning him巻第二十八 241
AD 1351(Recollection) Spring 1351: Zenmon (Tadayoshi) has Ko no Moronao put to death巻第三十 L257
AD 1351賀名生(山中)End of Shohei 6: the Southern Court's palace is still in the mountains, so New Year ceremonies such as the Aouma no Sechie cannot be held巻第三十 L262.22
AD 1351武庫川Ko no Moronao and Moroyasu are killed by their own men on the Mukogawa embankment巻第二十九 251 師直以下被誅事付仁義血気勇者事
AD 13522nd month, day 26: Ashikaga Tadayoshi dies. The record announced jaundice, but it was whispered that he was in fact poisoned巻第三十 L257
AD 1352河内(行宮)8th month, day 8: the Hon-in (Jimyo-in retired emperor) takes the tonsure at the provisional palace in Kawachi (Buddhist name Shokochi, age 41)巻第三十三 L402.5
AD 1352賀名生Retired Emperor Kogon is released from Kano-u of the Southern Court and returns to the capital巻第三十九 332
AD 1352京都Sudden enthronement of Ibaraki-no-miya (text: led by the shogun's side)巻第三十二 266
AD 1352伯耆8th month, day 26: Yamana Moroshi (Morouji) leaves Kyoto at night and withdraws to Hoki (over 700 horsemen follow)巻第三十二 268
AD 1353山国Retired Emperor Kogon dies on the 7th day of the 7th month (Yamakuni, Tanba)巻第三十九 332
AD 1353京都2nd month, day 4: fire destroys Jimyoin-dono (the Retired Emperor's palace)巻第三十二 267
AD 1353京都6th month, day 9, dawn: 3,000 horsemen of the Southern Court set fire to Hachijo and Kujo in Kyoto and enter; urban fighting巻第三十二 268
AD 1353吉峯6th month, day 11, dawn: attack on Yoshimine; Musashi Shogen kills himself巻第三十二 268
AD 1353堅田6th month, day 13: Ashikaga Yoshiakira takes the emperor and flees to eastern Omi巻第三十二 269
AD 1353伯耆The Yamana father and son withdraw from Kyoto and go down to Hoki巻第三十二 270
AD 1355京都1st month, day 13: Tadafuyu (Naofuyu) enters Kyoto (the shogun's side fled to Bukeji in Omi on the night of the 12th)巻第三十二 272
AD 1355山崎2nd month, day 4: Ashikaga Yoshiakira encamps 7,000 horsemen on the Shinnan peak west of Yamazaki (joins battle with Tadafuyu's side)巻第三十二 273
AD 1357京都2nd month, 1357: the Jimyo-in retired emperor, emperor and crown prince are brought from the mountains of Anyo (Kano-u) back to the capital (Kyoto)巻第三十三 L402.2
AD 1358京都12th month, day 18: Ashikaga Yoshiakira (age 29) assumes the post of Seii Taishogun巻第三十四 284
AD 1359京都11th month, day 28: Hatakeyama Michito (Dosei) comes up to the capital with about 207,000 Kanto troops巻第三十四 285
AD 1359天野The Southern Court emperor stays at the Amano temporary palace in Kawachi; Kusunoki Masanori and Wada Masatake hold a strategy conference巻第三十四 286
AD 1359尼崎12th month, day 23: Ashikaga Yoshiakira's large army leaves Kyoto for the great southern route (camp at Amagasaki)巻第三十四 287
AD 1360京都After pacifying the south, Ashikaga Yoshiakira returns to Kyoto and the people are relieved巻第三十五 294
AD 1360伊勢7th month, day 16: after clashes within Kyoto, Nikki Yoshinaga flees via the Iga road to Ise巻第三十五 295
AD 1360矢矧8th month, day 4, night: Hatakeyama Michito (Dosei) escapes Kyoto and heads down toward the Kanto巻第三十五 296
AD 1360飯守岡9th month, day 28: Nikki's army and Sasaki's side clash at Imorioka; Sasaki's side has the upper hand巻第三十五 298
AD 1360竜門山4th month, day 3: attack on Saisho-ho in Kii; Shioya Ise-no-kami falls巻第三十四 288
AD 1360阿瀬河4th month, day 11: after the second sortie, the southern besieged force breaks the Ryumon position and falls back to Asegawa Castle巻第三十四 289
AD 1360賀名生4th month, day 25: the Yoshino shogun's palace climbs up Mt. Ginsu (Kinsu) behind Kano-u, raises troops, and burns the area around the Southern Court's temporary palace巻第三十四 290
AD 1360竜泉Leap 4th month, day 29, dawn: Kikyo ikki of 500 horsemen attack by night; Ryusen Castle falls巻第三十四 291
AD 1360赤坂5th month, day 3: Ashikaga's side attacks Akasaka Castle with 200,000 horsemen (the Kusunoki side prepares to hold out)巻第三十四 292
AD 1360尼崎5th month, day 28: Yoshiakira, supreme commander of the besiegers (yosete), returns from Amagasaki to Kyoto (withdrawal from the southern campaign)巻第三十四 293
AD 1361京都Koan 1, 12th month, day 27: urgent report that the rebels in Kyoto were pursued and driven out of the city. The sovereign, staying at Musa-dera in Omi, prepares to return to the palace巻第三十七 L352.0
AD 1361比叡山(東坂本)The next morning the sovereign goes to Sakamoto on the east side of Mt. Hiei and spends the New Year there巻第三十七 L352.0
AD 1361京都3rd month, day 30, night: fire at Tominokoji on Shijo in Kyoto burns 86 cho on all sides巻第三十六 299
AD 1361阿波6th month, day 18: great earthquake; a tsunami around Yukinominato in Awa sinks over 1,700 houses巻第三十六 300
AD 1361天王寺The priest Enkai rebuilds the Kondo of Shitenno-ji, which was destroyed by the earthquake巻第三十六 301
AD 1361美作7th month, day 12: Yamana Tokiuji, Moroshi and others set out for Mimasaka with 3,000 horsemen from three provinces巻第三十六 302
AD 1361倉懸11th month, day 4: Kurakake Castle falls — Yamana's side wins巻第三十六 302
AD 1361香椎8th month, day 7: 5,000 horsemen of the Seisei Shogun-no-miya and Kikuchi's side attack the camp at Kashii; Shoni and Otomo's side flee巻第三十六 302
AD 1361神崎9th month, day 28: surprise incident at Kanzaki in Settsu; many on the Kyoto side killed (Sasaki Hidenori and others)巻第三十六 303
AD 1361今熊野9th month, day 21, night: the shogun's side withdraws to Imakumano to defend, an emergency response after Hosokawa Kiyouji's treason was discovered巻第三十六 304
AD 1361若狭9th month, day 23: Hosokawa Kiyouji flees to Wakasa巻第三十六 304
AD 1361椿峠10th month, day 29: Owari Saemon-no-suke advances to Tsubaki Pass at the head of a large army巻第三十六 305
AD 1362院庄6th month, day 3: Yamana Tokiuji enters Mimasaka Inosho from Hoki with 5,000 horsemen巻第三十八 315
AD 1362長者原Kyushu: Kikuchi's side blocks the Tandai's route and fights at Chojabaru巻第三十八 317
AD 1362修禅寺9th month, day 10: the Hatakeyama brothers (Dosei's side) Tokichika and Yoshifumi surrender after holding Shuzenji castle巻第三十八 318
AD 1362白峯7th month, day 24: Hosokawa Kiyouji falls at the Battle of Shiramine; Shikoku is pacified巻第三十八 319
AD 1362神崎8th month, day 16, night: Wada and Kusunoki encamp at two places, near Kanzaki bridge and Kabuse巻第三十八 320
AD 1362湊川9th month, day 16: Ishido, Wada and Kusunoki, with 3,000 horsemen, raid and burn Minatogawa in Hyogo巻第三十八 320
AD 1364長門Koto Suruga-no-kami is stripped of the Nagato shugo post and, resentful, leaves Nagato for Tsukushi, allies with Kikuchi and tries instead to attack Ouchi-no-suke巻第三十九 L457
AD 1364豊後国Ouchi-no-suke invades Bungo Province with over 3,000 horsemen and fights Kikuchi (the later defeat in the second battle, encirclement and surrender come later in the passage)巻第三十九 L457
AD 1366出雲国Seventeen envoys (chobu) of the foreign Branch Secretariat for the Eastern Expedition (Yuan) leave Goryeo on the 13th of the 8th month of Zhizheng 23 and reach Izumo on the 23rd of the 9th month of Jōji 5; the two years in the text are 3 years apart巻第三十九 L492
AD 1367鎌倉Kamakura's Sama-no-kami Motouji dies at 28. The text describes it as "when the pillar of the Kanto is broken, the strength of the shogunate withers"巻第四十 335
AD 1367京都(南禅寺)Over the Nanzen-ji new barrier issue, the Onjo-ji monks rise and lodge a collective appeal (goso) with the court and bakufu巻第四十 336
AD 1367京都(紫宸殿)During the Saisho-ko, monks of Nanto and Hokurei clash in the south court of the Shishinden; eight monks including the Nanto-side Tegai jiju die巻第四十 337
AD 1367京都(等持院)Seii Taishogun Ashikaga Yoshiakira dies at 38. Cremated on 12/12 and buried at Toji-in巻第四十 338

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