Ashikaga Ietoki

Japanese: 足利家時 - あしかが・いえとき

Year of birth: Year of birth and death unknown. A military commander in the Kamakura period. Son of Ashikaga Yoriuji, grandfather of Takauji. Mother was daughter of Uesugi Shigefusa. Wife was daughter of Hojo Tokishige. According to the book "Nan Taiheiki" written by Imagawa Ryoshun, a member of the Ashikaga clan, a letter left behind by Minamoto no Yoshiie, ancestor of the Ashikaga clan, read, "I shall be reborn as my grandson in seven generations and take over the world," but the seventh generation from Yoshiie was Ietoki, and when Ietoki realized that he could not take over the world, he committed suicide, praying, "Please shorten my life and let me take over the world in three generations." It is certain that the letter left behind existed, but the above story cannot be confirmed. According to the memorial tablet at Hōō-ji Temple in Ashikaga City, his posthumous name was Hokokujidono Yoshitada. There are various theories about the year of his death, including 1309 (Enkei 2).

(Kiyoshi Ito)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
鎌倉時代の武将。足利頼氏の子,尊氏の祖父。母は上杉重房の娘。妻は北条時茂の娘。足利の一族である今川了俊の書いた『難太平記』という書物によると,足利氏の先祖である源義家の置文に「わが七代の孫にわれ生まれかわりて天下を取るべし」と書かれていたが,義家から7代目は家時であり,家時は天下を取れないことを知って,「わが命を縮めて,三代のうちに天下を取らしめ給え」と祈願して自害したと記されている。置文自体,存在したことは確実であるが,上記のような伝えは確認できない。足利市の鑁阿寺の位牌によると,法号は報国寺殿義忠。没年には延慶2(1309)年ほか諸説がある。

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