Mr. Kumagai - Kumagaiuji

Japanese: 熊谷氏 - くまがいうじ

A local lord and land steward of Miri Manor in Aki Province in the Middle Ages. A descendant of Taira no Sadamori. Morikata was a warrior of the north side and executed for his crimes. His son Naosada fled to Musashi, lived in Kumagaya-go and took the surname Kumagaya. His son Naozane followed Minamoto no Yoritomo and recovered Kumagaya-go, which had been taken by the Kuge clan through Gunchu. His grandson Naokuni was killed in battle at Seta during the Jokyu War (1221), and as a reward, his son Naotoki was appointed land steward of Miri Manor. However, following a petition by Sukenao, the adopted brother of Naokatsu, who was killed in battle during the Jokyu War, the shogunate followed the advice of Yoshimi-nyu and granted Naotoki two-thirds of the land stewardship and Sukenao one-third of the land stewardship in 1235 (Kasei 1).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世安芸国三入（みり）荘の地頭，国人。平貞盛の裔。盛方は北面の武士，罪により誅せられ，子直貞は逃れて武蔵に下り熊谷郷に住して熊谷を苗字とした。その子直実は源頼朝に従い軍忠により久下氏に奪われた熊谷郷を回復した。その孫直国は承久の乱(1221)に瀬田で討死し，その恩賞として子直時が三入荘地頭職に補された。しかし承久の乱に戦死した直勝の養子となった弟祐直の訴により，幕府は吉見尼の計らいに従い35年(嘉禎1)直時に3分の2，祐直に3分の1の地頭職を認めることとした。

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