Takezaki Suenaga

In this Japanese name, the surname is Takezaki.

Takezaki Suenaga (竹崎 季長; 1246–4 March 1324) was a retainer of the Higo Province, Japan, who fought in both the Battle of Bun'ei and the Battle of Kōan during the Mongol invasions of Japan. Suenaga commissioned the Mōko Shūrai Ekotoba, an illustrated handscroll, in order to provide a pictorial account and chronicle his valor in battles against the Mongols, and to praise his commanders and the gods for his success during his campaigns.

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