Inukake House

...The Uesugi clan, the guardian of Echigo, also split off from the Yamauchi clan. Of these, the Takuma clan lost its influence early on, and the Inukake clan was destroyed during the time of Ujinobu in rebellion against the Kamakura kubo Ashikaga Mochiuji, but it was the Yamauchi clan that consistently held the power. The Uesugi clan served not only as the Kanto kanrei, but also as the guardian of Musashi, Izu, Kozuke, and other areas, and during that time they organized local lords and rebellions in the provinces in which they were assigned, furthering their control over their territories....

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

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…山内家から分かれた越後守護上杉家もあった。このうち宅間家ははやくに勢力を失い，犬懸家も氏憲のときに鎌倉公方足利持氏に反抗して滅亡し，一貫して勢力を有したのは山内家である。上杉氏は関東管領のみならず武蔵，伊豆，上野などの守護を歴任し，その間任国の国人や一揆などを組織して領国支配をすすめた。…

※「犬懸家」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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