Kira Yoshinaka
Japanese kōke (1641–1705) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kira Yoshinaka (吉良 義央) (October 5, 1641 – January 30, 1703)[1] was a kōke (master of ceremonies). His court title was Kōzuke no suke (上野介). He is famous as the adversary of Asano Naganori in the events of the Forty-seven rōnin. Although his name (義央) has been long pronounced as "Yoshinaka" especially in dramas and novels, Ekisui Rembeiroku (易水連袂録), written by an anonymous contemporary in 1703, recorded that his name was "Yoshihisa."
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kira.
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