Ōdate (clan)

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The Ōdate ( Japanese 大 舘 氏 ) were a family of the Japanese sword nobility ( Buke ), which was derived from Minamoto no Yoshishige (源 義 重; 1135–1202), a son of Minamoto no Yoshikuni (源 義 国; 1082–1155), who in turn was derived a son of Minamoto no Yoshiie (源 義 家; 1039–1106) was. The ancestors belong to the Seiwa Genji .

Genealogy (selection)

Stele at the Gyokurakujizaka Kiridōshi
  • Ieuji (家 氏) was the first to call himself Ōdate , while his older brother Yoshisada kept the name Nitta .
  • Muneuji (宗氏) fought under Yoshisada. He lost his life while conquering Kamakura .
  • Ujiaki (氏 明; † 1341) fought under Kitabatake Akiie (北 畠 顕 家; 1318-1338) for the south court, beat Akamatsu Norimura (赤松 則 村; 1277-1350) at Murogama and was appointed governor of Iyo . He fought with Wakiya Yoshisuke to get the province under his own, but after Yoshisuke's death in 1340 he was besieged by Hosokawa Yoriharu in Seta Castle (世 田 城), where he had resided since 1335, and eventually took himself The life.
  • Ujikiyo (氏 清; 1337-1412) also fought under Kitabatake Akiie and in 1361 captured the Sekioka Castle (関 岡 城) in the province of Iga . In 1373 he beat Nikki Yoshinaga (二 木 義 長) and received the title Iga no kami (伊 賀 の 上). He later changed his name to Sekioka .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Kiridōshi (切 通) were deeply incised narrow passages in the mountain ranges surrounding Kamakura, which were easy to defend. Muneuji lost his life in the fight for the passage at Gokurakujizaka (極 楽 寺 坂).
  2. ↑ During this time the imperial court was divided into a north and a south courtyard (see Namboku-chō ).

literature

  • Edmond Papinot: Ōtate, 大 舘 . In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition. Tuttle, 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .