Ashina Naomori

Ashina Naomori was the seventh head of the Ashina clan in the Nanboku-chō period. In 1335 he succeeded after his father Morimune and his brothers died fighting in the Nakasendai Rebellion. He clashed with local lords and expanded his power from the Jōwa years.

In 1352 he abandoned Ashikaga Takauji for the Nitta side, then was driven back into Aizu. Tradition credits him with founding the Higashi-Kurokawa residence in 1384, the precursor of Kurokawa Castle.