Matsura Kotau was a [[Kamakura period]] member of the [[Matsura clan]] of [[Hirado]]. He is known for participating in fighting off the first of the [[Mongol invasions]] in [[1274]] at [[Hakata]], and fighting off the second invasion in [[1281]] at [[Shikanoshima]].
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Matsura Kotau was a [[Kamakura period]] member of the [[Matsura clan]] of [[Hirado]]; he was the first head of the house to be based in Hirado. He is known for participating in fighting off the first of the [[Mongol invasions]] in [[1274]] at [[Hakata]], and fighting off the second invasion in [[1281]] at [[Shikanoshima]].