Mononobe (clan)

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The Mononobe ( Japanese 物 部 氏 , Mononobe- uji ) was one of the oldest Japanese genders of the Yamato period . When Emperor Jimmu conquered the Kinki region , the mononobes, derived from Umashimade no mikoto ( Nihongi : 可 美 眞 手 命 , Kojiki : 宇 麻志 麻 遅 命 ), were already located there.

In the political system, the Klan was responsible for military (and police) affairs, which is where its name comes from. -be denotes a professional group and soldiers were referred to as tsuwamono . Later soldiers were also referred to as mononofu , which was also spelled like Mononobe ( 物 部 ). At the Yamato court, they held the high post of Ōmuraji in addition to the Ōtomo clan, which was also militarily oriented .

genealogy

  • Me (目 ) was a son of Ikofutsu (伊 莒 弗 ), descendant of Umashimade in the 9th generation. He wasappointed Ō-murajion the occasion of the accession to the throne of Emperor Yūryaku in 456. In 474 he defeated and killed Asake no Iratsuko, whohad devastatedthe province of Ise .
  • Arakabi / Arakai ( 麤 鹿 火 ; † 536), son of Masara ( 麻 佐 良 ), was appointed Ō-muraji by Emperor Buretsu . After he died childless, Ōtomo no Kanamura , Kose no Ohito and other prince Wohodo were crowned emperor on his recommendation . 512 asked the Korean Kingdom of Kudara to be allowed to annex four districts ( agata ) of Mimana . The emperor gave his approval and ordered Arakabi to deliver the answer to the king. But Arakabi took sick leave on the advice of his wife so as not to be burdened with this mission. 528 suppressed Arakabi the uprising of Iwai , governor of Tsukushi ( Kyūshū ), whom he defeated and killed in the Mii district . He also served the successor emperors Ankan and Senka as Ō-muraji and died shortly after the latter took office.
Okoshi
(Drawing: Kikuchi Yōsai )
  • Okoshi ( 尾 輿 ), a son of Arayama ( 荒山 ) and grandson of Mes, received his title Ō-muraji with the death of Arakabis. In 540 he was responsible for the removal of the Ō-muraji Ōtomo no Kanamura , who is said to have accepted bribes from Kudara. In 552, King Seongmyeong of Kudara sent Emperor Kimmei a statue of Buddha and Buddhist scriptures as gifts. The emperor then asked his ministers for advice on how to deal with this new deity. Soga no Iname suggested that this deity should be worshiped just as one did with the local gods. Okoshi and Nakatomi no Kamako were against it as it would be an insult to the local gods. Emperor Kimmei gave the statue to Iname, who then built a temple in her honor. When many people suffered from a contagious disease the following year, Okoshi attributed this to a revenge from the local gods. He demolished the temple and the statue was thrown into a canal in Naniwa . Okoshi is considered to be the ancestor of the Yuge family .
  • Moriya ( 守 屋 ; † 587), usually called Mononobe no Yuge no Moriya, succeeded his father Arakabi under Emperor Bidatsu in the place of Ō-muraji and, together with Nakatomi no Katsumi, was a staunch opponent of Buddhism and its promoter of Ō-omi Soga no Umako. His side gained influence under Emperor Bidatsu, but his successor, Yōmei , became a Buddhist, and so the Soga triumphed . After Yomei's death in 587, both sides pretended to have the right to determine the succession. This led to an open dispute that led to the battle on Mount Shigi-san ( 信 貴 山 ) in Yamato province . Moriya and Katsumi were defeated and killed, and Prince Anahobe, whom they wanted to bring to the throne, lost his life. The Mononobe lost large parts of their property mainly to Umako, especially since his wife was also a Mononobe, and their title Ō-muraji also expired.

The Mononobe had the patronage of the Isonokami Shrine . During the Nara period, the Isonokami ( 石 上 氏 , -uji ) descended from it.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Ō-muraji ( 大連 ) was a title created by Emperor Suinin . Its bearer and the Ō-omi ( 大臣 ) were the most important ministers.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ F. Brinkley, Kikuchi Dairoku : A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era . The Encyclopædia of Britannica, 1912, p. 129–130 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
  2. ↑ 佐藤 長 門 : 物 部 麁 鹿 火 . In: 朝日 日本 歴 史 人物 事 典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved December 28, 2016 (Japanese).
  3. ↑ 遠山 美 都 男 : 物 部 尾 輿 . In: 朝日 日本 歴 史 人物 事 典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved December 28, 2016 (Japanese).
  4. ↑ a b 物 部 守 屋 . In: 朝日 日本 歴 史 人物 事 典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved December 28, 2016 (Japanese).
  5. ↑ 物 部 鎌 足 姫 大刀 自 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Retrieved December 28, 2016 (Japanese).

literature

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