Kajiwara Kagesue

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{{family name hatnote|Kajiwara|lang=Japanese}}

{{nihongo|Kajiwara Kagesue|梶原 景季||1162 - February 6, 1200}}, was a samurai in service to the Minamoto clan during the Genpei War of Japan's late Heian period.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al (2005). "Kajiwara Kagetoki" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|Japan Encyclopedia, p. 454.|page=454}}

The Heike monogatari records an anecdote about a friendly competition with Sasaki Takatsuna prior to the second battle of Uji.{{Cite book |last=Turnbull |first=Stephen |title=The Samurai Sourcebook |publisher=Cassell & Co. |year=1998 |isbn=1854095234 |page=204}} Mounted on Yoritomo's black horse, Surusumi, he races Takatsuna across the River Uji.Kitagawa, Hiroshi et al. (1975). The Tale of the Heike, pp. 511-513; Varley, Paul. (1994). {{Google books|TBkqqPMgUuwC|Warriors of Japan as Portrayed in the War Tales, p. 94.|page=94}}{{Cite book |last=Turnbull |first=Stephen |title=The Samurai, A Military History |publisher=MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. |year=1977 |isbn=0026205408 |pages=64–65}}

Kagesue was killed along with his father Kagetoki at Suruga by men loyal to Minamoto no Yoriie.