Kimiaki Imadegawa - Imadegawa Kintsune

...A branch of the Saionji family, the Kan'in line of the northern branch of the Fujiwara clan. The family rank was Seika. The family business was biwa. Usually, Kanesue, the fourth son of Saionji Sanekane, the Grand Minister of State with the rank of Junior First Rank, is considered to have been the founder, but in the Sanekane Okibun (included in the Kankenki) of 1317 (Bunpo 1), it is stated that Kanesue was the legitimate son of his elder brother Kimiaki, and Kimiaki's son Kimiaki was the son of Kanesue, and the two lines of Kimiaki and Kanesue should be reduced to one line, so should Kimiaki be considered the founder? However, Kimiaki died before Kanesue, and his son Kimifuyu served in the Southern Court, so Kanesue's descendants inherited the family, which is why Kanesue was considered the founder. ...

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…藤原氏北家閑院流西園寺家の庶流。家格は清華。家業は琵琶。ふつう太政大臣従一位西園寺実兼四男兼季を始祖とするが，1317年(文保1)実兼置文(《管見記》所収)に，兼季を兄公顕の嫡子とし，公顕の子実顕を兼季の子とし，公顕･兼季兄弟2流を縮めて1流とせよ，とあるから公顕を始祖とすべきか。しかし実顕は兼季より先に死し，その子公冬が南朝に候したので，兼季の子孫が家を継承したため，兼季を始祖とするに至ったのであろう。…

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