Kotō Takekage

Kotō Takekage was the eighth head of the Kotō clan, a Mononobe-descended warrior family of Nagato, and the son of Takemitsu. As district magistrate of Kotō, he inherited from his father the post of shugo, or military governor, of the province.

Under him the clan entered the service of the Kamakura shogunate. He died in Kamakura during the Jōkyū era of 1219–1222, leaving the headship to his son Takeyoshi; his Buddhist name was Jakuson.