Kuki clan

A powerful clan that was active as a navy centered in Shima and Ise during the Nanboku-cho to Azuchi-Momoyama periods. Their ancestors were one of the Eight Shoji of Kumano in Kii, and their hometown is said to be Kukiura (Kuki Town, Owase City, Mie Prefecture). They initially based themselves in Nakiri, Ago County, Shima Province (Nakiri, Daio Town, Shima City, Mie Prefecture), and then moved to Tashiro Castle in Kamo-go (Toba City, Mie Prefecture), expanding their influence to Ise as well. In 1569 (Eiroku 12), the head of the family, Yoshitaka, joined Oda Nobunaga, who set out to conquer Ise, and thereafter played an active role in suppressing the Ikko Ikki rebellion in Nagashima, Ise in 1574 (Tensho 2), and in the battle against the Mori navy at the mouth of the Kizu River in 1578 during the attack on Ishiyama Honganji Temple, becoming the lord of Toba Castle with a stipend of 35,000 koku. After Nobunaga's death, he joined Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and distinguished himself in the conquest of Shikoku and Kyushu, and the invasion of Korea. In the Battle of Sekigahara, Yoshitaka joined the Western Army and committed suicide, but his son Moritaka joined the Eastern Army and was awarded an additional stipend of 20,000 koku for his achievements. During the generation of his son, he was given two fiefs, Sanda, Settsu (Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture) with 36,000 koku and Ayabe, Tamba (Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture) with 20,000 koku, which continued into the Meiji period. In 1884 (Meiji 17), both were made viscounts.

[Ike Toru]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

南北朝～安土(あづち)桃山時代に、志摩(しま)・伊勢(いせ)を中心に水軍として活躍した豪族。先祖は紀伊(きい)熊野八庄司(くまのはちしょうじ)の一つ、出身地は九木浦（三重県尾鷲(おわせ)市九鬼町）とされる。当初は志摩国英虞(あご)郡波切(なきり)（三重県志摩市大王(だいおう)町波切）を拠点とし、さらに加茂(かも)郷田代(たしろ)城（三重県鳥羽(とば)市）に移って、伊勢にも勢力を伸ばした。1569年（永禄12）、当主嘉隆(よしたか)は、伊勢攻略に乗り出した織田信長の下に属し、以後1574年（天正2）の伊勢長島一向一揆(いっこういっき)の鎮圧、石山本願寺攻撃における1578年の木津川口での毛利(もうり)水軍との戦いなどで活躍、鳥羽城3万5000石の主となった。信長死後は豊臣秀吉(とよとみひでよし)に属して、四国・九州征討、朝鮮侵略などで功をあげた。関ヶ原の戦いでは、嘉隆は西軍に属し自害したが、子の守隆(もりたか)は東軍に属し、その功により2万石の加増を得た。その子の代に摂津三田(さんだ)（兵庫県三田市）3万6000石と丹波(たんば)綾部(あやべ)（京都府綾部市）2万石とに分封され、明治に至った。1884年（明治17）ともに子爵となった。

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