Kajiwara Kagetoki

Kajiwara Kagetoki
(梶原 景時)
Japanese Heroes for the Twelve Signs:
Boar – Kajiwara Heizo Kagetoki
by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1854)
Bornc. 1140
Died1200
OccupationMilitary leader

Kajiwara Kagetoki (梶原 景時; c. 1140 – February 6, 1200) was a samurai and retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate during the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He was a spy for Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei War, and a warrior against the Taira clan. He came to be known for his greed and treachery. He was a prominent eastern warrior and supplied Minamoto no Yoshitsune with a number of ships after the Battle of Yashima.

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