Nikki (clan)

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The Nikki ( Japanese 仁 木 氏 ) were a family of the Japanese sword nobility ( Buke ). The ancestors were derived from the Seiwa Genji via Minamoto no Yoshikiyo († 1183) .

Genealogy (selection)

  • Sanekuni (實 國), grandson of Yoshikiyo, was the first to use the name Nikki . It was the name of the place in Mikawa Province where he built his residence.
  • Yoriaki (頼 章; 1299-1359), descendant of Sanekuni, served Ashikaga Takauji and fought for the north court. He became Suō no Kami (周 防 上), Iga no Kami (伊 賀 上) and Minister (執事, Shitsuji) of the Shogun.
  • Yoshinaga (義 長; † 1367), Yoriaki's brother, distinguished himself through bravery in the campaigns against the southern court. When his colleagues wanted to get rid of him out of jealousy because of his success, he withdrew from the service of the Ashikaga and strengthened his Nagano castle in the province of Ise , where he was besieged in vain. He later returned to Ashikaga Yoshiakira , then lost his life in the fighting against Kitabatake Akiyoshi (北 畠 顕 能; † 1383).

In the Edo period , the mother of Nikki Morioki (仁 木 守 興) was the wet nurse of the Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi . It is probably due to this relationship that in 1699 the Nikki received an income increased to 2000 koku . Nikki Moritoyo (仁 木 守 豊) gave 500 of them to his younger brother Morinobu (守信).　

The Sakakibara clan is derived from a family of the same name.

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b See Takahashi, Ken'ichi: 仁 木 .
  2. ↑ a b During this time the imperial court was divided into a north and a south court (see Namboku-chō ).
  3. ↑ Nagano Castle (長野 城) in the province of Ise, named after its builder, was the largest Japanese mountain castle.

literature

  • Takahashi, Ken'ichi: 仁 木 . In: Kamon - Hatamoto Hachiman koma. Akita Shoten, 1976.
  • Edmond Papinot: Nikki, 仁 木 . In: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition. Tuttle, 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .