Mr. Kakizaki

The former name of the Matsumae clan, feudal lords of the Matsumae domain. After the late Kamakura period, small clans that had been defeated in the wars of Oshu and Uzen crossed over to Ezo, which was under the control of the Tsugaru Ando clan, and built manors on the southern coast of Hokkaido, where they fought among themselves. Among them, Takeda Nobuhiro, a guest commander of Kakizaki Sueshige, lord of Hanazawa manor in Kaminokuni, strengthened his power by making an effort to suppress the Battle of Koshamain in 1457 (Choroku 1), and became an adopted son of the Kakizaki clan, unifying the other manor lords. Then, during the time of the second lord, Mitsuhiro, in 1514 (Eisho 11), he moved from Kaminokuni to Odate (Matsumae Town) and obtained the position of deputy governor of the Ando clan, establishing his position as the local ruler of Ezo. The Kakizaki surname continued until the fourth generation, Suehiro, but in 1593 (Bunroku 2), the fifth generation, Yoshihiro, received a red seal letter from Toyotomi Hideyoshi officially recognizing his rule over Ezo, and left his position as deputy governor of the Ando clan. In 1599 (Keicho 4), he changed his surname to Matsumae, and in 1604 (Keicho 9), he was officially granted exclusive rights to trade with Ezo by Tokugawa Ieyasu, becoming the first lord of the Matsumae domain.

[Susumu Enomori]

"New History of Hokkaido, Volume 2, General Theory 1" (1937, Hokkaido Prefectural Government) "Matsumae Town History, General Theory, Volume 1, Part 1" (1984, Matsumae Town)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

松前(まつまえ)藩主松前氏の旧称。鎌倉後期以降、奥羽の戦乱に敗れた小豪族は、津軽安東(あんどう)氏支配下の蝦夷(えぞ)地に渡り、北海道南岸地方に館(たて)を築いて群雄割拠していた。なかでも上ノ国(かみのくに)花沢館主(はなざわたてぬし)蠣崎季繁(すえしげ)の客将武田信広(のぶひろ)は、1457年（長禄1）のコシャマインの戦いの際、鎮圧に尽力して勢力を強め、蠣崎氏の養子となって他の館主を統一した。そして第2世光広(みつひろ)のとき、1514年（永正11）上ノ国から大館(おおだて)（松前町）に移って安東氏の代官たる地位を得、蝦夷地の現地支配者としての地位を確立した。以後4世季広(すえひろ)まで蠣崎を姓としたが、1593年（文禄2）5世慶広(よしひろ)が豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉より蝦夷地支配を公認する朱印状を得て、安東氏の代官たる地位を脱し、99年（慶長4）松前と改姓、1604年（慶長9）徳川家康より蝦夷地交易の独占権を公認されて松前藩の初代藩主となった。

［榎森　進］

『『新撰北海道史　第2巻　通説1』（1937・北海道庁）』▽『『松前町史　通説編　第1巻　上』（1984・松前町）』

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