Inage Saburo - Inage Saburo

...The Chichibu clan of the Kanmu Heishi clan. It began when Shigenari, the third son of Oyamada Ariyoshi, ruled Inage Manor and called himself Inage Saburo. Shigenari followed Minamoto no Yoritomo from the beginning of his uprising, and became a powerful vassal through his military achievements. On the other hand, he was a devoted husband, and when his wife died of illness, he could not bear the grief of separation and became a monk. He spent a huge amount of money to build a bridge over the Sagami River for her memorial service.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Inage Saburo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…桓武平氏秩父氏族。小山田有重の三男重成が稲毛荘を領して稲毛三郎と称したのに始まる。重成は挙兵当初から源頼朝に従い，武功をあげて有力御家人となったが，他面たいへんな愛妻家であり，妻の病没に際しては別離の愁いに耐えかねて出家し，追善のためにと莫大な費用を投じて相模川に橋を架けている。…

※「稲毛三郎」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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