 Kusunoki Masanori

　

Alongside his brother Masatsura, Nitta Yoshisada and a number of other great generals, he battled the Ashikaga forces in Kamakura, and a number of other occasions, including the defense of Kyoto; he also headed for a time the loyalist base at Tōjō in Kawachi province.Following the death of his brother at the 1348 battle of Shijōnawate, Masanori continued to oppose the armies of the Northern Court, Ashikaga clan pretenders to the throne.