Horse ranch - Umamaki

...However, it is true that Nukabe has been famous for its fine horses since ancient times, and even in the Middle Ages, there were pastures such as Shichinohe Mimaki and Taneichi Maki, where a special position called "mokushi" was established and mokushi fields were set up. There is no doubt that this region was a special horse ranch area. During the Kamakura period, the land steward of Nukabe County was the Hojo clan, and within the districts of Ichinohe to Kunohe, vassals of the Hojo clan such as Kudo, Yokomizo, and Goda were appointed as land stewards. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "horse ranch" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし古来糠部の駿馬が有名だったことは事実であり，中世にも七戸御牧，種市牧などが見え，〈牧士〉という特殊な職が置かれ，牧士田というものが設定されていた。この地方が特殊な馬牧地帯だったことは疑いない。　鎌倉時代の糠部郡の地頭は北条氏であるが，その内部の一戸～九戸には，工藤，横溝，合田などの北条氏の家臣が地頭代に任命されていた。…

※「馬牧」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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