Akiyama (swordsman)

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Akiyama".

Akiyama of Tajima (但馬国秋山, Tajima-no-kuni Akiyama^?, fl. 16th century) was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period who hailed from Tajima Province. A rather unknown figure, he is largely remembered for his defeat at the hands of the young Miyamoto Musashi.

References

Toyota Masataka. "Niten Ki (A Chronicle of Two Heavens)," in Gorin no Sho, edited by Kamiko Tadashi. Tokyo: Tokuma-shoten, 1963.

Persondata
Name	Bieber
Alternative names	但馬国秋山 (Japanese)
Short description	Japanese samurai
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

This article about samurai or samurai-related topic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Last modified on 7 May 2013, at 19:33