Editing Takiro Kurita

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{{InfoBoxCharacter
| image               = Takiro Kurita.jpg
| caption             = Takiro Kurita
| name                = Takiro Kurita
| birthdate           = 17 January [[2646]]<ref name=H:LoTV1p60>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 64</ref>
| died                = 8 February [[2767]]<ref name=H:LoTV1p60/>
| othernames          = 
| affiliation         = [[House Kurita]]
| rank                = 
| title               = [[Duke of Luthien]]
| position            = [[Coordinator of Worlds]]
| profession          = Noble
| parents             = [[Urizen Kurita (27th c.)|Urizen Kurita II]] (father)
| siblings            = [[Gozo Kurita]]<ref name=HKDCLS>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "The Draconis Combine's Line of Succession and Partial Kurita Family Tree"</ref><br>[[Nariko Kurita]]<ref name=HKDCLS/><br>[[Christopher Kurita]]<ref name=HKDCLS/><br/>[[Soto Kurita]]<ref name=HKDCLS/>
| spouse              = 
| children            = [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru Kurita]]
}}
'''Takiro Kurita''' was the twentieth [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] of the [[Draconis Combine]].

==History==
Though Takiro was the eldest of Urizen's six children, there had been opposition to his appointment as Coordinator because of his previous deep commitment to a life of contemplation and reflection. Yet, he was a true example of what a samurai should be.<ref name=HKDCp48TK>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 48: "Takiro Kurita"</ref>

While Takiro was still only the heir to the throne, two district governors used the ISF to stage an assassination attempt against the young heir. The attempt failed, and Takiro had the captured ISF agents tortured into revealing who had put them up to it. With the blessing of his enraged father, Takiro hunted down the two men. Though Takiro executed only the two ''shugos'' and their male children, it ended once and for all the talk that Takiro was too "soft".<ref name=HKDCp48TK/>

He was the force behind the development of the ''[[Panther]]'' and ''[[Dragon]]'' [['Mechs]].<ref name=HKDCp45>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 45: "Old Ways and New"</ref>

He was the Coordinator when [[Simon Cameron]] died in a mining accident in [[2751]].<ref name=HKDCp48DSL>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 48: "Death of the Star League"</ref>

As part of the Star League ruling council, the first major action was to pass an amendment to [[Michael Cameron]]'s [[Council Edict of 2650]].<ref name=HKDCp49>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 49: "Gutting of the Star League"</ref>

When his brother [[Soto Kurita]] married [[Mary Davion]] he got the possibility to meddle in [[House Davion]] affairs. When [[Roger Davion (27th c.)|Roger Davion]] responded to the marriage by passing the Act of Succession, stripping Mary Davion of her right to the throne; Mary acceded to the Act, giving up her rights for her husband. [[Joseph Davion]] was recognized as Roger's heir, and the issue appeared to be resolved. Mary and Soto went on to have a son, Vincent, and matters would remain peaceful until Mary's death in [[2715]]. Then Takiro Kurita produced paperwork stating that while Mary had acceded to the Act of Succession, she hadn't abrogated the rights of her children, and that Vincent should be the legal heir to the throne of the Federated Suns. Takiro's claims were rejected by Joseph Davion, who had become First Prince in [[2703]] after the death of Roger Davion, and ultimately led to the [[War of Davion Succession]], one of the few open armed conflicts between member states during the era of the [[Star League]] and the death of Joseph Davion.<ref name="H:LoTV1p16">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 16–18: "A Plague on Both Your Houses: The War of Davion Succession (Second Hidden War)"</ref>

When the [[Amaris Coup]] started and he discovered that his grandnephew [[Drago Kurita]] (Ambassador to the Star League) and his family
were still on Terra under the "protective custody" of [[Stefan Amaris]] his first reaction was anger.

Takiro suffered heart failure a few days later. He lingered for a day, discussing political questions with his son Minoru and quietly whispering to his gathered family that he would soon be visiting their honored ancestors. He made a deathbed request to his son to handle the situation through negotiation and not violence.<ref name=HKDCp50>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 50: "Stefan the Usurper"</ref>

==Quotes==
{{Quote|''An odd man, Takiro. Plenty of Kurita fire, yet underneath it all, it almost seems that he'd be happier in a Buddhist monastery somewhere.''|[[Simon Cameron]], as quoted in ''Simon Cameron: The Official Biography'', [[ComStar]] Source Library<ref name=HKDCp48TK />}}

{{Quote|''Death comes to all, and so one must not sit and brood about it. Seize the opportunity to wield your fate as though it were a sword and be glad that the world is suddenly different.''|Takiro Kurita, from a speech to a gathering of business leaders, given immediately after the death of Simon Cameron<ref name=HKDCp48DSL />}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''


[[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Kurita, Takiro]]
[[Category:Coordinators|Kurita, Takiro]]