Ōtomo Yoshinao

Ōtomo Yoshinao
大友能直
From Ōtomo Yoshinao Kō Go-Ichidaiki
Defense Commissioner of the West
In office
February 11, 1196 – December 20, 1223
MonarchsGo-Toba
Tsuchimikado
Juntoku
Chūkyō
Go-Horikawa
Preceded byNakahara no Chikayoshi
Governor of Buzen Province
In office
February 11, 1196 – December 20, 1223
Governor of Bungo Province
In office
February 11, 1196 – December 20, 1223
Governor of Chikugo Province
In office
1207 – December 20, 1223
Lieutenant of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards
In office
November 4, 1188 – December 20, 1223
Personal details
BornJanuary 29, 1172
DiedDecember 20, 1223 (aged 51)
SpouseShinmyō
Parents
Occupationsamurai lord
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Ōtomo Yoshinao (大友 能直, January 29, 1172 - December 20, 1223) was a Japanese samurai lord and gokenin of the early Kamakura period. He was a close retainer of shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, even called his "matchless favorite", and served as Governor of Buzen and Bungo Provinces, Defense Commissioner of the West and Lieutenant of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards (Sakon no shōgen) under the Kamakura shogunate. He was the founder of the Ōtomo clan. He held the court rank of Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade.