Kikuchi Takemitsu

In this Japanese name, the surname is  Kikuchi.

Kikuchi Takemitsu in Zenken Kojitsu Statue of Kikuchi Takemitsu

Kikuchi Takemitsu (菊池 武光; 1319 – 1373) was a Japanese samurai lord in the Nanboku-chō period. He was the 15th head of the Kikuchi clan.

## Biography

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Takemitsu was the 9th son of Kikuchi Taketoki, and fought on the side of Emperor Go-Daigo as his father had done, a strong and dependable ally to Prince Kaneyoshi, the son of Emperor Go-Daigo, in the struggle against the Kamakura shogunate.

His most famed battle is the Battle of Chikugogawa, fought on the banks of the Chikugo River in Kyūshū, in which he was victorious.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334-1615. Stanford University Press. p. 110\. ISBN 0804705259. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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