Shōni Tsunesuke

Shōni Tsunesuke (1229–1292) was a mid-Kamakura warrior and the third Shōni head, succeeding his father Sukeyoshi. In Kyūshū he organised the anti-Mongol coastal defences, including the Hakata stone wall, and inherited the family headship in 1275.

At the 1281 Battle of Iki Island he fought wounded and drove off the Mongols, but lost his son Suketoki. Ordained in 1284, he sided against his brother in the Shimotsuki conflict of 1285, and the Shōni were stripped of several governorships. He died in 1292 and was succeeded by Moritsune.