Kunishi Motosuke

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kunishi.

Kunishi Motosuke (国司元相, 1492 – February 11, 1592) was a Japanese samurai of the 16th century, who served the Mōri clan. The son of Kunishi Arisuke, Motosuke served as a senior retainer of Mōri Takamoto. Motosuke fought with distinction at the Siege of Koriyama. Later, he was chosen as one of the five bugyō of the Mōri clan.

References

(Japanese) List of short biographies including that of Kunishi (3 Oct. 2007)

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