Kajiwara Kagetoki

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kajiwara.
Kajiwara Kagetoki
(梶原 景時)
Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs:
Boar – Kajiwara Heizo Kagetoki
by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1854)
Bornc. 1140
Died1200
OccupationMilitary leader

Kajiwara Kagetoki (梶原 景時, c. 1140[1] – February 6, 1200) was a samurai and retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate during the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He was a spy for Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei War, and a warrior against the Taira clan. He came to be known for his greed and treachery. He was a prominent eastern warrior and supplied Minamoto no Yoshitsune with a number of ships after the Battle of Yashima.[2]

  1. ^ (in French) Louis Frédéric, 'Le Japon, Histoire et civilisation', p. 530
  2. ^ Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334. Stanford University Press. p. 302. ISBN 0804705232.