Kusunoki Masanori

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kusunoki.
Kusunoki Masanori
楠木 正儀
In Meiyo Sanjūroggassen by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Born1333
Died1390 (aged 56–57)
Occupationsamurai

Kusunoki Masanori (楠木 正儀; 1333 – 1390) was a samurai who fought for the Southern Court in Japan's Nanboku-chō Wars, and is famed for his skills as a leader and military strategist, though he later sought a diplomatic solution and was regarded a traitor by many of his comrades. He was the brother of Kusunoki Masatsura and Kusunoki Masatoki, and son of Kusunoki Masashige.

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