Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese commander (born 1484)

Hosokawa Takakuni

Japanese military commander

Hosokawa Takakuni was the most powerful military commander in the Muromachi period under Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the twelfth shōgun. His father was Hosokawa Masaharu, a member of the branch of the Hosokawa clan. His childhood name was Rokuro (六郎).