Harusue Kikutei

Harusue Kikutei was a bureaucrat in royal court. He served Emperors Ōgimachi and Go-Yōzei.

Role in Games
He first appeared in Haouden in Nobunaga's Ambition series. He served as bureaucrat of royal court.

In Taiko Risshiden, He appear in all series. In the first series, he served as minor character in Kyoto along with Konoe Sakihisa and Yamashina Tokitsugu. In the second series, he acts as a searcher the daimyō who is likely to be a heroes unite the land.

Historical Information
He was the son of Imadegawa Kinhiko. He was recived the name "Harusue" from Ashikaga Yoshiharu when he was 6 years old. In 1560, he was married with Takeda Nobutora's daughter make he to be a Takeda Shingen's brother-in-law.

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi step up to power. He became the father-in-law of Toyotomi Hidetsugu. During in 1595, Hidetsugu was forced to commit suicide by Hideyoshi at Mount Kōya and because his daughter is a wife of Hidetsugu causing him to be exiled to Echigo. He received forgiveness in 1596 and he was appointed as Minister of the Right in 1599. He resigned in 1603 and died peacefully in Kyoto when he was 78 years old.