Kikuchi Takefusa

Kikuchi Takefusa
Kikuchi Takefusa
Native name	菊池武房
Nickname(s)	Jirō (次郎)
Born	1245; Higo Province, Japan
Died	March 26, 1285 (aged 39–40); Higo Province, Japan
Allegiance	Kikuchi clan, Prince Koreyasu
Rank	Daimyō
Battles/wars	Mongol invasions of Japan; Battle of Bun'ei; Battle of Akasaka; Battle of Kōan;

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]

^ The Last Samurai: the Life and Battles of Saigō Takamori. John Wiley & Sons, 2004. (ISBN 0471089702)
^ 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.

[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.

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