Mr. Ata

Japanese: 阿多氏 - あたうじ

A samurai family that was based in Ata County, Satsuma Province, and exerted its influence throughout the southern Satsuma region from the end of the Heian period to the early Kamakura period. A branch of the Satsuma Taira clan. In 1138 (Hōen 4), Taira Tadakage, governor of Ata County, donated his private land, Ichimagari Arauchi in Mutakamiura, in the county, to the Kannon-ji temple in the county. As head of Hisayoshi, he boasted of his wealth, and around 1150 (Kyuan 6), he called himself Satsuma Gonshu, and as the head of the Satsuma Taira clan, his military influence extended to Osumi. It is said that in 1154 (Kyuju 1), he married Minamoto Tametomo, who wielded power in Chinzei. Around 1156 (Hōgen 1), he and his younger brother Tadanaga were accused of seizing the possessions of the lord of the manor, and in 1159 (Heiji 1), they were pardoned by the emperor and fled to Takkai (Iwo) Island.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平安末期から鎌倉前期にかけて薩摩国阿多郡を本拠に南薩地方一帯に勢威を張った武家。薩摩平氏の一流。1138年(保延4)阿多郡司平忠景は相伝私領の当郡内牟田上浦壱曲荒地を郡内観音寺に寄進しているが，同人は久吉名主として財力を誇り，50年(久安6)ころには薩摩権守を称し，薩摩平氏の棟梁としてその武威は大隅にも及んだ。54年(久寿1)鎮西に威をふるった源為朝を女婿としたともいわれる。56年(保元1)ころ，弟忠永とともに荘公の収納物を押領したとして，59年(平治1)勅勘をこうむり貴海(硫黄)島に逃亡したという。

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