Kibitsuhiko

Japanese: 吉備津彦 - きびつひこ

...There are many articles in the literature that tell of the activities of the Kibi forces. Kibitsuhiko, who is said to have been sent to Kibi as one of the four generals in the 10th year of Emperor Sujin in the Nihon Shoki, may have been a representative king of Kibi, judging from his name, and it is thought that Emperor Keikō and Yamato Takeru had close ties with Kibi through marriage. The 7th year of Emperor Yūryaku in the Nihon Shoki contains a legend of rebellions at Kibi Shimomichi Sakitsuya and Kibi Kamimichi Tasa, and in the Chronicle before the accession of Seinei, there is a legend of rebellions by Prince Hoshikawa, the son of Kibi Wakahime, all of which show a desire to usurp royal authority, demonstrating the greatness of the Kibi forces. ...

From Kibitsu Shrine

...It is also called the Ichinomiya of Bitchu Province and the main shrine of Kibi Province. Both Kibitsuhiko Shrine in Bizen Ichinomiya and Kibitsu Shrine in Bingo Ichinomiya are said to be branch shrines of this shrine. It enshrines Okibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto, who was sent to Kibi as one of the four generals during the reign of Emperor Sujin, and his family, and flourished as the guardian deity of the ancient Kibi clan.

From Kibitsuhiko Shrine

...The Ichinomiya of Bizen Province, originally a small national shrine. The deity worshipped is Ookibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto, the patron deity of the Kibi clan, just like Kibitsu Shrine in Bitchu, and it is presumed to be a branch shrine of the Kibitsu Shrine. Located at the eastern foot of Kibi-no-Nakayama, it has been revered as the most important shrine in Bizen since ancient times.

From "The Four Generals"

...The general term for the imperial generals who Emperor Sujin sent to all directions to expand his sphere of influence. In the entry for September of the 10th year of the Sujin era in the Nihon Shoki, it appears that Emperor Sujin sent Ohiko to Hokuriku (Kunuga no Michi), Takenu-Nakawawake to Tokai (Umitsumichi), Kibitsuhiko to Nishi no Michi (Sanyo), and Taniwa no Chinushi to Tamba (Sanin), ordering them to use force to subjugate those who did not submit. The Kojiki does not mention the dispatch of Kibitsuhiko, but in the Korei section it appears that Okibitsuhiko and Wakatakekibitsuhiko pacified Kibi Province.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kibitsuhiko" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…文献には吉備勢力の活躍を伝える記事が少なくない。《日本書紀》崇神10年条の四道将軍の一人として吉備に派遣されたという吉備津彦も，その人名からすると吉備の代表的王者であった可能性があり，景行(天皇)や日本武（やまとたける）は婚姻を通じて吉備と密接な関係にあった，と考えられる。《日本書紀》雄略7年条には吉備下道前津屋（さきつや），吉備上道田狭（たさ），清寧即位前紀には吉備稚媛の子の星川皇子の反乱の伝承があり，いずれも王権簒奪への志向性が認められ，吉備勢力の強大さを物語る。…

【吉備津神社】より

…備中国の一宮，また吉備国の総鎮守ともいう。備前一宮の吉備津彦神社と備後一宮の吉備津神社は，ともに当社からの分社と伝える。崇神天皇のときの四道将軍の一人として吉備に派遣されたという大吉備津彦命とその一族をまつり，古代吉備氏の氏神として栄えた。…

【吉備津彦神社】より

…備前国の一宮，もと国幣小社。祭神は，備中の吉備津神社と同じく，吉備氏の氏神の大吉備津彦（おおきびつひこ）命で，その分社と推定される。吉備の中山の東麓に鎮座し，古代から備前第一の大社として崇信を集めた。…

【四道将軍】より

…崇神天皇が支配圏を拡大するため四方に遣わしたとする皇族将軍の総称。《日本書紀》崇神10年9月条に大彦命を北陸（くぬがのみち）に，武渟川別（たけぬなかわわけ）を東海（うみつみち）に，吉備津彦（きびつひこ）を西道（にしのみち）(山陽)に，丹波道主（たにわのちぬし）命を丹波(山陰)に遣わし，服従しない者は武力をもって討伐することを命じたと見える。《古事記》には吉備津彦派遣のことが欠けているが，孝霊段に大吉備津日子命と若建吉備津日子命が吉備国を平定したことが見える。…

※「吉備津彦」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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