Sadamitsu Usui

Japanese: 碓氷貞光 - うすい さだみつ
Sadamitsu Usui
954-1021 A warrior in the mid-Heian period.
Born in the 8th year of the Tenryaku era. One of the four heavenly kings of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. Legend has it that he followed Yorimitsu and defeated the bandit Shuten-doji of Oeyama in Tanba. He died in September of the first year of the Jian era. He was 68 years old. He was from Kozuke (Gunma Prefecture). His first name was Sadamichi. He was commonly known as Arataro.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
954-1021 平安時代中期の武人。
天暦(てんりゃく)8年生まれ。源頼光の四天王のひとり。伝説では頼光にしたがって丹波大江山の盗賊酒呑童子(しゅてんどうじ)を討ったという。治安(じあん)元年9月死去。68歳。上野(こうずけ)(群馬県)出身。初名は貞通。通称は荒太郎。

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