Oshu caretaker - Oshu caretaker

...However, the reason why this shrine is not counted among the shrines listed in the Engishiki is probably because it was treated separately as the guardian deity of the castle of Taga Province. In the Middle Ages, the Rusu clan, who were the Oshu Rusu clan, also served as the highest priest in the area and carried out feudal government in which religion and politics were unified in the surrounding area. In the early modern period, when it was placed in the Sendai domain under the Date clan, it was even called "Oshu Ichinomiya" and is still deeply revered today as a shrine representing Oshu. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Oshu Rusushoku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ただしこれを式内社のうちに数えないのは，多賀国府内の城内鎮守神として，別扱いしたからであろう。中世には，奥州留守職だった留守氏が，その最高神主職を兼ねて，周辺一帯に祭政一致の領主政治を行った。近世，伊達氏のもとに仙台領内にはいると，〈奥州一宮〉とまで称されるにいたり，奥州を代表する神社として現在も篤い崇敬が寄せられている。…

※「奥州留守職」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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