Shōni Suketoki

Shōni Suketoki (少弐 資時; 1263 – 18 July 1281) was a mid-Kamakura period samurai, the third son of Shōni Tsunesuke.[1] He served as shugodai of Iki Province and was one of the Japanese commanders during the Mongol invasions of Japan.[1][2] On 18 July, during the second invasion, the Japanese forces were routed in Iki and Suketoki was killed in battle.[3]

Statue of Shōni Suketoki in Iki, Nagasaki

References

  1. 1 2 長崎県教育委員会（編） (March 1987). 長崎県の文化財. 長崎県教育委員会. p. 279.
  2. ↑ 新風土記 44. 岩波写真文庫、復刻ワイド版. 岩波書店. February 16, 1987. p. 19.
  3. ↑ Stephen Turnbull (19 February 2013). The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281. Osprey Publishing. pp. 17 ,58. ISBN 978-1-4728-0045-9. Retrieved 16 April 2013.


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