Kuroda Incident

In the early Edo period, a family feud occurred in the Fukuoka Domain. After the death of Kuroda Nagamasa in 1623 (Genwa 9), his eldest son Tadayuki became the second lord of the Fukuoka Domain, and his senior vassal Kuriyama Daizen (1591-1652) assisted Tadayuki in accordance with Nagamasa's will. However, Tadayuki distanced himself from Daizen and other old retainers and favored the newcomer Kura Hachijudayu, ignoring Daizen's advice and carrying out actions that provided an excuse for the shogunate to eliminate daimyo, such as the construction of the Ofuna Hoomaru and the establishment of a new foot soldier unit. As a result, the two men gradually came into conflict, and eventually Tadayuki tried to kill Daizen, so in 1632 (Kan'ei 9), Daizen filed a complaint with the shogunate accusing Tadayuki of plotting a rebellion. The following year, the shogunate interrogated Tadayuki and pitted Daizen against the Kuroda clan's senior vassals. As a result, Tadayuki was found not to have plotted treason, and after his estates were confiscated, he was reinstated due to his ancestors' military achievements, Kura Yasodayu was exiled to Mount Koya, and Kuriyama Daizen was entrusted to the Nanbu (Morioka) domain and given a stipend of 1,000 men by the shogunate, and the incident was resolved. It is said that Daizen feared that the Kuroda clan would be wiped out by Tadayuki's mismanagement, and deliberately appealed to the shogunate to prevent this from happening, but the truth is unknown. The story was embellished into a reading material such as the Kan'ei Hakozaki Bunko, and was also performed as a storyteller and kabuki, and became widely known to the public along with the Kaga Disturbance and the Date Disturbance.

[Kazuo Shibata]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸時代初期、福岡藩に起こった御家騒動。1623年（元和9）黒田長政(ながまさ)の死後、長子の忠之(ただゆき)が第2代福岡藩主となり、重臣栗山大膳(だいぜん)（1591―1652）が長政の遺言によって忠之を補佐した。しかし忠之は大膳ら旧臣を遠ざけて新参の倉八十太夫(くらはちじゅうだゆう)を重用、大膳らの諫言(かんげん)をいれず、大船鳳凰(ほうおう)丸の建造や足軽隊の新設など幕府の大名取りつぶしに口実を与える行為が重なった。このため両者はしだいに対立するようになり、ついには忠之が大膳を殺そうとしたため、1632年（寛永9）大膳は忠之が謀反を企てていると幕府に訴え出た。翌年幕府は忠之を尋問、大膳と黒田家の重臣を対決させた。この結果、謀反の事実はないとして、忠之の所領はいったん没収されたのち、先祖の軍功を理由に再安堵(あんど)され、倉八十太夫は高野山(こうやさん)へ追放、栗山大膳は南部（盛岡）藩に預けられ幕府より千人扶持(ぶち)を与えられ事件は落着した。大膳は忠之の失政によって黒田家が取りつぶされることを恐れ、わざと幕府に訴え出てこれを未然に防ごうとしたともいわれるが、真相は不明。読み物として潤色された『寛永箱崎(はこざき)文庫』などがあり、講談、歌舞伎(かぶき)などによっても上演され、加賀騒動、伊達(だて)騒動などとともに広く世間に知られた。

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