Nitsuki Sanekuni

Nitsuki Sanekuni was a Kamakura-period warrior of Seiwa Genji stock, the eldest son of Hirosawa Yoshizane and grandson of Ashikaga Yoshikiyo.

After Ashikaga Yoshiuji was appointed shugo of Mikawa Province for his service in the Jōkyū War of 1221, Sanekuni moved into Niki village in Nukata district and styled himself Niki Tarō, becoming the founder of the Nitsuki house. His younger brother Yoshisue founded the Hosokawa house, and both houses served the Ashikaga main line as hereditary retainers.