tokihisa

Updated: May 16, 2025

The term "shoni" originally signified vice-governor. Subsequently it became a family name, and the Shoni are found fighting against the Mongol invaders; stoutly supporting the Southern Court; passing over to the side of the Ashikaga, and losing their places in history after the suicide of Tokihisa , who had suffered repeated defeats at the hands of the Ryuzoji.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era