Akamatsu Norisuke
- Period: Kamakura Period / Muromachi Period
- Occupation: shugo
- Family: Akamatsu Norimura (father)
- Birth: 1311
- Death: 1371
Akamatsu Norisuke
Akamatsu Norisuke (赤松 範資) was a member of the Akamatsu Family living from 1311-1371. He was the son of Akamatsu Norimura.
During his life he aided his father against the Kamakura Shogunate and served as shugo in Harima, Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces.
Later in his life he became a Tendai Monk under the name of Jiten.1
Footnotes
1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
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