Kapapkur Kamuy

Kapapkur Kamuy, also known as Akahige (赤ひげ, "Red Beard") was a Saramosiri naval officer, explorer, corsair and later statesman. He is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1575 to 1578, during which he clashed with the naval forces of Yeongseon and Hyspania, and asserted Saramosiri claims to western Osova and eastern Valeya, which would later be seized upon by unified Chisei as justification for imperial expansion.

Kapapkur's exploits made him a Saramosiri hero. In e was awarded with the honorific title kamuy and made Lord of Karusir by Iterui II in 1579, as well as admiral of the Saramosiri fleet. As Admiral, he led the fleet in the 1590 expedition against the Yashiman Empire, inflicting a devastating victory on the Yamataian fleet at the Battle of Kujiranomiya, for which he was also honoured in the Shirakawan court.

In 1593 Kapapkur largely retired from his naval career, despite, and in his later years became an influential landed magnate. He was a major supporter of the young prince Kamushain in the royal election of 1625, and was again richly rewarded for his services after the prince was successfully elected. After his death in 1631 at the age of 80 he was posthumously adopted into the Royal Clan.

Cultural impact
Kapapkur is widely considered to be the archetypical Chiseian adventurer and pirate, and his legacy greatly influenced the popular cultural image of the Tokuzoku or 'virtuous bandit', a popular trope in Chiseian colonial literature. He is a national hero of Saramosir, both thanks to his martial exploits as well as his role in securing the succession of Kamushain II, better known as Kamushain the Great, one of the most well-known and powerful Saramosiri monarchs.

Kapapkur has been the subject of numerous movies and television dramas, and has been portrayed by many different actors.