Amakusa District

Japanese: 天草郡 - あまくさぐん
Amakusa District

…Konishi Yukinaga entered Uto Castle, where he encountered resistance from the Amakusa Five over the construction of the castle, and was able to suppress it with the help of Kato Kiyomasa. As a result, Amakusa County came completely under the control of the Konishi clan. During the Battle of Sekigahara, the three daimyo of Higo took three different actions. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Amakusa County" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…小西行長は宇土城に入ったが,ここでは宇土城築城の普請役をめぐって天草五人衆の抵抗を受け,加藤清正の援助によってこれを鎮圧した。この結果,天草郡は完全に小西氏の支配に属することとなった。 関ヶ原の戦に際して,肥後の3大名は三様の動きをする。…

※「天草郡」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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