The Governor of Kii Province

Japanese: 紀伊国造 - きのくにのみやつこ

A local official in northern Kii Province in the pre-Taika period. He was appointed hereditarily by the Ki Nao clan, a powerful clan based in Nagusa County. The Ki Nao clan was a local clan that developed the lower Kii River basin, worshipped both Hinokuma and Kunikakasu shrines, and had influence in both religious and political affairs. According to the Kojiki and the Kii kuni no miyatsuko keizu, it began in the reign of Emperor Jimmu, when his ancestor Amenonene no Mikoto was appointed kuni no miyatsuko of the province. The Kojiki and Nihon Shoki also list the names of Uzuhiko (Kogenki), Arakatoben (Sujinki), Toyomi (Jingo-ki), and Oshikatsu (Bidatsu-ki) as kuni no miyatsuko or their ancestors.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大化前代，紀伊国北部に置かれた地方官。名草郡に本拠をもつ豪族紀直氏が世襲的に任命された。紀直氏は紀ノ川下流域を開発した地方豪族で，日前（ひのくま）･国懸（くにかかす）両社を奉斎し，祭政両面にわたる勢威を有した。《旧事本紀》《紀伊国造系図》によれば，神武天皇の世，その祖天道根命が当国国造に任ぜられたのに始まるという。《古事記》《日本書紀》にも紀国造もしくはその祖として，宇豆比古(孝元記)，荒河刀弁(崇神記)，豊耳(神功紀)，押勝(敏達紀)らの名が見える。

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