Kikuchi Takefusa

Kikuchi Takefusa
Native name
菊池 武房
Nickname(s)Jirō (次郎)
Born1245 (1245)
Higo Province, Japan
DiedMarch 26, 1285 (aged 39–40)
Higo Province, Japan
AllegianceKikuchi clan, Prince Koreyasu
RankDaimyō
Battles / wars

Kikuchi Takefusa (菊池 武房, 1245 – March 26, 1285) was the 10th head of the Kikuchi clan of Higo Province and gained fame for himself and his clan during the defense of Japan during both Mongol invasions of Japan.[1][2]

  1. ^ The Last Samurai: the Life and Battles of Saigō Takamori. John Wiley & Sons, 2004. (ISBN 0471089702)
  2. ^ Stephen Turnbull (19 February 2013). The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281. Osprey Publishing. pp. 47. ISBN 978-1-4728-0045-9. Retrieved 16 April 2013.