Kusu (Kusuriko), daughter of Fujiwara Tanetsugu, consort of Heijo

Kusu, wife of Oto, kills him

Kusunoki, adherents of Southern Court

—Jiro, in attack on palace (1443)

—Masahide rebels in 1428

—Masanori (d. 1390) minister; joins Northern party, returns to
Southern

—Masashige (1294-1336), called Nanko, defender of Go-Daigo; provincial governor; against Ashikaga; death, (ill.)

—Masatoki, death

—Masatomo defeats Nobunaga in Ise

—Masatsura (132648), son of Masashige; receives Go-Daigo in Yoshimo; campaign in Settsu