was a samurai leader of Japan's Nanboku-chō period who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo against the Kamakura shogunate. Masaie took command of the Kusunoki family's forces when Kusunoki Masashige was killed at the 1336

battle of Minatogawa The Battle of Minatogawa (), also known as the Battle of Minato River, was a battle of the Nanboku-chō Wars fought near the Minato River in Settsu Province (present day Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) on 5 July 1336. The Imperial forces loyal to Emp ...

. Masaie then repaired for a time to Hitachi province, where he was attacked by forces of the Ashikaga Northern Court. He fought them off, and killed two Northern generals, Satake Yoshifuyu and Gotō Motoaki. Masaie then traveled to Kyoto alongside Kitabatake Akiie, another major general of the Southern Court. In 1347, Masashige's son Kusunoki Masatsura came of age and took command of his father's forces. Masaie willingly relinquished command, and served under Masatsura until their deaths the following year at the

battle of Shijō Nawate A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

References

*Papinot, Edmond (1910). Historical and geographical dictionary of Japan. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha. 1348 deaths Samurai Japanese warriors killed in battle Year of birth unknown {{Samurai-stub