Ataka clan

Japanese: 安宅氏 - あたかうじ

…However, during the first half of the Northern and Southern Court civil war that followed, the Southern Court's forces were strong in various parts of the Seto Inland Sea, and the Southern Court was particularly dominant in terms of maritime power. The Ataka clan, based on Ishima in Awa and Numashima in Awaji, the Shinomiya clan on Maikojima and Nonoshima in Awa, the Akura clan on Shodoshima, the Sasaki clan, the Shiwaku clan of the Shiwaku Islands, the Mishima Murakami clan on Noshima, Kurushima, and Innoshima in Bingo in Iyo, and the Kutsuna clan of the Kutsuna Seven Islands in Iyo were all maritime powers on the Southern Court's side. When Prince Kaneyoshi, the Shogun of the Western Expedition, came to Kyushu, Kutsuna Yoshinori welcomed him to his residence on Kutsuna Island in 1339 (Engen 4/Ryakuo 2), and during his three-year stay, the strength of the Southern Army in Iyo was very strong. …

From Awaji Province

…The main local clans who rose to prominence under the vassals of the Hosokawa shugo included the Hirota, Suga and Funakoshi clans, but it was the Awaji Navy that was given the important task of securing the sea routes of Osaka Bay and the Seto Inland Sea. The most powerful of these were the Ataka clan, who came from Kii Muro District, established their base in Yura, and gradually established bases in Sumoto and Takenoguchi. The Kajiwara clan of Numashima, who claimed to be descendants of Kajiwara Kagetoki, were also very active. …

From the Seto Inland Sea

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ataka clan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかしこれに続く南北朝内乱の前半期には瀬戸内の各地に南朝方の勢力が盛んで，ことに海上勢力はむしろ南朝方が優勢であった。阿波の伊島や淡路の沼島に拠った安宅（あたぎ∥あたか）氏，阿波の舞子島，野々島の四宮氏，小豆島の飽浦（あくら）氏，佐々木氏，塩飽（しわく）諸島の塩飽氏，伊予の能島（のしま），来島（くるしま）と備後因島（いんのしま）の三島村上氏，伊予の忽那七島の忽那氏などは南朝方海上勢力であった。なかでも征西将軍宮懐良（かねよし）親王の九州下向に当たり，忽那義範は1339年(延元4∥暦応2)これを忽那本島の館に迎え，その3ヵ年の滞在中，伊予の南軍の勢いは大いに振るった。…

【淡路国】より

…この守護細川氏の被官となって台頭したおもな国人として広田氏，菅氏，船越氏などがあったが，ことに大坂湾，瀬戸内海の海上交通路の確保という重要任務を帯びたのは淡路水軍であった。その最も有力なものは，紀伊牟婁郡から出て，由良に本拠を構え，しだいに洲本，炬口（たけのくち）などに拠点を築いた安宅（あたぎ）氏の一族であった。また梶原景時の子孫と称する沼島の梶原氏の活動も盛んであった。…