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Suwa Yorishige was a military commander active from the late Kamakura period to the Northern and Southern Courts period. He is said to have been the chief of Suwa Taisha, though details are uncertain. There are various theories regarding his parentage.
During the Kamakura period, the Suwa clan served as retainers to the Hojo clan, the shugo (governor) of Shinano Province for generations. During the Tosho-ji War, Suwa Tokimitsu (Enko Nyudo) of the Suwa clan committed suicide.
After the fall of the Kamakura Shogunate, the Suwa clan clashed with Ogasawara Sadamune, who was appointed as the new shugo of Shinano by the new-established Kenmu Restoration. Due to dissatisfaction with Ogasawara's rule, Yorishige and his son Suwa Tokitsugu supported Hojo Tokiyuki, the surviving son of Regent Hojo Takatoki, and initiated the Nakasendai Rebellion. With the help of the Miura clan and others, Yorishige defeated and killed Shibukawa Yoshiki, Iwamatsu Tsuneie, Imagawa Norimitsu (of the Nanboku-cho period), and Koyama Hidetomo. They temporarily occupied Kamakura and forced Ashikaga Tadayoshi to flee, but were ultimately defeated by a punitive force led by Kiso Iemura, sent from Kyoto. Yorishige then committed suicide at Shochoju-in along with his son Tokitsugu and 43 others. [1]
According to the genealogy in Volume 27 of the Suwa Shiryo Sosho, it is believed that the "Suwa Moritaka" who helped Hojo Tokiyuki escape from Kamakura and brought him to Shinano is the same person as Yorishige. [2]
The headship of the Suwa family (the position of Daishugi) was passed down to his grandson, Yoritsugu (Tokitsugu's son).
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