Achi no Omi - Achi no Omi

Japanese: 阿知使主 - あちのおみ

An ancient immigrant who introduced weaving. Also written as Achi no O. The ancestor of the Ayanouji clan (Yamato no Ayanoji, → Han clan), one of the most influential immigrant clans of ancient times. According to the Nihon Shoki, in the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Ojin, he came to Japan with his son, Tsuka no Omi, and his party members from 17 prefectures. In the 37th year of the reign, he was sent to Kure with Tsuka no Omi in search of seamstresses, and returned to Japan in the 41st year of the reign with four women: Ehime, Otohime, Kurehatori, and Anahatori. On the way to Kinai, he presented Ehime to Munekata no Okami of Tsukushi, and the other three to Oosasaki no Mikoto (Emperor Nintoku). In addition, during the rebellion of Prince Sumiyoshi Naka when Emperor Richu ascended to the throne, he helped Emperor Richu escape from Kawachi to Yamato together with the Heguri and Mononobe clans and protected him. Due to this achievement, he was highly valued and, together with Wani, was in charge of the finances of the Imperial Court. In the Kojiki, he is written as Achikishi and is listed as the same person as Achi Naoki, but according to the later Sakanoue clan from the Nihon Shoki, Achi was the great-grandson of Emperor Ling of the Later Han Dynasty (→ Han), and moved to Taifang in Korea when the Later Han Dynasty fell, and then crossed over to Japan with seven people of different clans. Achi reported to Emperor Ojin, saying, "The people of Taifang, where I used to live, are all talented and talented, but recently they are between Baekje and Goguryeo and are in trouble about where to go, so I would like to invite them over." He sent an envoy to invite the people and naturalized them.

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Japanese:

機織りを伝えた古代の渡来人。阿智王とも書く。古代の最も有力な渡来人の一族，東漢氏（やまとのあやのうじ。→漢氏）の祖。『日本書紀』によれば，応神20年，子の都加使主ならびに党類 17県の民を率いて来朝した。同 37年に縫工を求めて都加使主とともに呉につかわされ，工女の兄媛（えひめ），弟媛（おとひめ），呉織（くれはとり），穴織（あなはとり）の 4人を連れて同 41年帰朝。畿内への途中，筑紫の胸形大神に兄媛を献じ，ほかの 3人をオオササキノミコト（仁徳天皇）に献上。また，履中天皇即位に際しての住吉仲皇子（すみのえのなかつみこ）の反乱では，平群氏や物部氏とともに履中天皇を河内から大和に逃がして守護している。この功により重用され，王仁とともに内蔵の出納を司った。『古事記』では阿知吉師（あちきし）と書いて阿直岐と同一人になっているが，『日本書紀』よりのち，坂上氏の伝えるところによると，阿知使主は後漢（→漢）の霊帝の曾孫で，後漢の滅亡に際して朝鮮の帯方に移住し，さらに七姓の民とともに日本に渡ったとされる。阿知使主は応神天皇に奏し，「旧居帯方の人民男女はみな才芸があるが，最近は百済と高句麗の間にあって去就に困っているため，これを呼び寄せたい」と進言，使者を派遣してその人民を勧誘し，帰化させたとある。

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