Fujiwara no Sukeie

Fujiwara no Sukeie was a warrior of the late Heian period, said to descend from the Fujiwara Hokke as a grandson of the poet Fujiwara no Nagaie, sixth son of Michinaga. He is credited with destroying the bandit Iwatakemaru, who had hidden on Mount Yamizo in Mutsu.

For this exploit he received Nasu district in Shimotsuke province and settled there. Around 1125 he built Kanda Castle as his seat, and his descendants settled the land as the Nasu clan.