Ishino-shiki

...It is said that he lectured on military tales such as "Taiheiki" in front of Tokugawa Ieyasu and other feudal lords during the Keicho period, and is considered the origin of storytelling. Since Ishino Ujioki of the Akamatsu clan is mentioned in the "Kansei Genealogy" as "Ieyasu's Otogi-shu (fairy lord) of 2,500 koku," it can be assumed that Ujioki was Akamatsu Hoin, but this is unclear. Since lecturers named Akamatsu appeared frequently during the Edo period, it is thought that the descendants of the Akamatsu family became "Taiheiki readers" and praised the great achievements of their ancestors. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Ishino Ujioki" are listed below.

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…慶長のころ徳川家康や諸侯の前で《太平記》などの軍談を講じたと伝えられ，講談の祖といわれる。赤松一族の石野氏置のことが《寛政系譜》に〈家康御伽（おとぎ）衆二千五百石〉とあるので，氏置をもって赤松法印と推測することができるが，不明。赤松を名のる講釈師が江戸時代に頻出したことから，赤松家の子孫が〈太平記読み〉となって先祖の偉業を称揚したことが想像される。…

※「石野氏置」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。

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