Prince Munenaga

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Prince Muneyoshi

Prince Muneyoshi (宗良 親王, Munenaga Shinnō, 1311–85?), an

Emperor Godaigo) and a poet of the Nijō poetic school of Nanboku-chō period, mostly known for his compilation of the Shin'yō Wakashū.[1] His mother was the poet Nijō Tameko.[2]

Prince Munenaga led a turbulent life, which quite likely served as an impetus for his poetic sensibility. In 1326 he took tonsure as a Tendai priest on Mount Hiei and swiftly advanced in his studies of the Buddhist doctrine.

In 1330 Prince Munenaga became the head priest of

Emperor Godaigo
.

In 1338, when one of his relatives suggested that Prince Munenaga abandon resistance and return to Kyoto, the prince replied with this poem:

Thus in an elegant poetic form Prince Munenaga replied that he would not abandon his father and stayed in the mountains of Yoshino to continue the fight despite all the hardships.

For the rest of his life, Prince Munenaga was at the head of resistance against the

Muromachi bakufu and the Northern Court.[4]
The date of his death is uncertain, but some historians believe it to be around 1385 CE.

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-0-691-06599-1
  2. ISBN 9780824815561
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  3. ISBN 978-0-8050-1999-5
  4. ISBN 0804705259
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