Saitō (clan)
The Saitō ( Japanese 齋藤 氏 , Saitō-shi ) were a family of the Japanese sword nobility ( Buke ) , which came from the province of Echizen , was derived from the Shinjufu-Shōgun Fujiwara no Toshihito and which played a role until the end of the Sengoku period .
genealogy
- Sanemori ( 実 盛 ; 1111–1183) left Echizen Province and established himself in Nagai in Musashi Province . He served Minamoto no Yoritomo , but after his death in 1160 he joined Taira Munemori ( 平 宗 盛 ; 1147 –1185). He fought under him against Kiso Yoshinaka ( 木 曾 義 仲 ; 1154–1184), then fell in the battle of Shinowara ( province of Kaga ).
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- Toshimasa / Dōsan (利 政 / 道 三 ; 1494–1556), born in Kyōto, was a priest who then left his monastery and began trading in oil. Under the protection of Nagai Nagahiro (長 井 長 弘 ), he was adopted by the Nishimura family and called himself Hidemoto. He killed Nagahiro and now called himself Nagai Toshimasa. Not satisfied with it, he drove Toki Yoshinori, then governor of Mino province , and took the name Saitō. He made war on Oda Nobunaga , but made peace with him for fear of defeat and gave him his daughter as a wife. When his adopted son Yoshitatsu turned away from him, Toshimasa attacked him. But he lost the fight and was killed in the process.
- Yoshitatsu ( 義龍 ; 1527–1561), adopted son of Toki Yoshinori, killed the sons of Toshimasa and with the help of Nagai Michitoshi ( 長 井 道 利 ; † 1571) prevailed against his adoptive father. Nobunaga thought of avenging his father-in-law, but shied away from an open fight with Yoshitatsu.
- Tatsuoki ( 龍興 ; 1548–1573), Yoshiatsu's son, was then defeated by Nobunaga and fled. With that, the name of this family disappeared from history.
Remarks
- ↑ Shinjufu-Shogun ( 鎮守 府 将軍 ) was the title of the commander of the troops for the defense of the northern provinces.
literature
- Edmond Papinot: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. Reprint of the 1910 edition. Tuttle, 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .