Imagawa Kuniuji

Imagawa Kuniuji (1243–1282) was a Kamakura-period warrior and the founder of the Imagawa clan. The second son of Kira Osauji and grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, he inherited Imagawa Manor in Hazu District, Mikawa Province, served as its land steward, and took the name Imagawa from the estate.

In his day the family ruled little more than three villages. He took Buddhist vows in 1281 and died in 1282, aged about forty, and his eldest son Motouji succeeded him.