Kudō Suketsugu

Samurai

In this Japanese name, the surname is  Kudō.

Kudō Suketsugu
工藤祐継

Born| 1120
Died| 1162
Nationality| Japanese
Occupation| samurai
Children| Kudō Suketsune
Parent|

* Kudō Suketaka (father)

Kudō Suketsugu (工藤 祐継, 1120 - 1162) was a samurai of the late Heian period Japan. He was also known as Kudō Takiguchi Suketsugu.[1]

## Life[edit]

Suketsugu was born in 1120,[2] the son of Kudō Suketaka and his second wife. It is also said that he was Suketaka's adopted son, but this has been refuted. Although he was not expected to become the heir to his family, after his elder brother Itō Sukeie died, Suketsugu became the heir to the family and inherited the Itō Manor.[3]

According to Azuma Kagami, when Suketsugu's son Suketsune had his coming of age ceremony (genpuku), Suketsugu promised that Suketsune would marry Mangō Gozen, the daughter of Itō Sukechika, and Sukechika would become Suketsune's guardian.[3] However, Sukechika did not accept the fact that Suketsune, not in the lineage of the eldest son, would inherit the manor, and invaded Suketsune's territory following Suketsugu's death.[4]

According to Soga Monogatari Manabon, Suketsugu died in 1162 at the age of 42. At the time of his death, his son Suketsune was eight years old.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Revenge of the Soga Brothers
* Kawazu Sukeyasu
* Soga Monogatari

## References[edit]

1. ^ Omori, Kingoro (1925). 史伝史話. Bunyusha 文友社. p. 19.
2. ^ a b Sakai, Koichi (2011). 創価大学人文論集 23:『曽我物語』人物考－生年推定－. 創価大学人文学会. 工藤祐継.
3. ^ a b Aida, Minoru; 会田実 (2004). "Soga monogatari" sono hyōshō to saisei (Shohan ed.). Kasama Shoin. p. 198\. ISBN 4-305-70281-9. OCLC 57568033.
4. ^ 吉原市史. 富士市史編纂委員会. Fuji City 富士市. 1968. p. 385.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)