Kuki Navy

…Toba was called Tomari-no-ura in ancient times, and the city developed around Toba Port, a natural harbor with deep water and calm waves. During the Heian period, it was ruled by the Tachibana clan, and after the construction of the castle by Kuki Yoshitaka in the late 16th century, it was the base of the Kuki Navy. In the early modern period, it was the castle town of the Toba domain, and also flourished as a port waiting for the wind on the shipping route between Osaka and Edo. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Kuki Navy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…鳥羽は古くは泊浦（とまりのうら）とよばれ，水深も深く波も静かな天然の良港の鳥羽港を中心に市街が発達する。平安時代には橘氏が領し，16世紀後半の九鬼嘉隆の築城以後は九鬼水軍の拠点であった。近世は鳥羽藩の城下町で，大坂～江戸間の航路の風待港としても栄えた。…

※「九鬼水軍」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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