Kawazu Sukeyasu

Kawazu Sukeyasu (河津 祐泰, died October 1176) was a Japanese samurai lord and the head of a noble clan (gōzoku) in Izu Province during the late Heian period.

At the time, there was a dispute over the Itō Manor in Izu Province within the Kudō clan.

In October 1176, a group of assassins attacked Sukechika and Sukeyasu, who were hunting in Okuno, Izu Province.

[2][3] At the time of Sukeyasu's death, his two young sons, Sukenari and Tokimune were four and two years old, respectively.

[3] On June 28, 1193, during the hunting event known as the Fuji no Makigari, Sukenari and Tokimune avenged their father and killed Suketsune.