Giji (English spelling) yi-er; i-êrh

Japanese: 義児 - ぎじ（英語表記）yi-er; i-êrh

A type of private soldier of warlords in China, mainly during the Five Dynasties period. Yiji means adopted child. They were also called 'Yizi' or 'Provisional Child'. During the Five Dynasties period, each military governor established a fictitious parent-child relationship to stabilize his own ruling position, and this was very popular at the time. Li Keyong's Yizi army of the Later Tang Dynasty was known for its large number and bravery. The establishment of the parent-child relationship was confirmed by the exchange of sake cups. There were also emperors who were born of Yizi, and the most famous of these are Mingzong, who succeeded Li Keyong's son Zhuangzong, and Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty (→ Chai Rong), who is said to be the greatest ruler of the Five Dynasties period.

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Japanese:

中国，主として五代における軍閥の私兵の一種。義児は養子の意。義子，仮子ともいわれた。五代のとき，各節度使が擬制的な親子関係を設定することによって，自己の支配的地位を安定させるため行なったもので，当時大いに流行した。後唐の李克用の義児軍はその数も多く，勇敢をもって知られた。親子関係の成立は盃のやり取りなどで確認される。義児出身の皇帝も出現し，なかでも李克用の子荘宗の次に即位した明宗，五代随一の名君といわれる後周の世宗 (→柴栄 ) などは有名。

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