Amagasaki Mataemon

Japanese: 尼崎又右衛門 - あまがさきまたえもん

A townsman who was in charge of entering and leaving Osaka Castle during the Edo period. The first Yoshiji was the son of Shinohara Ukyo-no-suke, the lord of Koshimizu Castle in Settsu, and was born in Amagasaki, so he moved to Osaka and called himself Amagasakiya Matajiro. In 1634 (Kan'ei 11), under the second Kiyotaka, the family was allowed to use the surname Amagasaki Mataemon, and every generation thereafter inherited the name Amagasaki Mataemon. Under the fourth Shigetaka, the family was allowed to carry swords, and during the Enpo era (1673-81), they built 100 new sword-shaped ships and began shipping on the Yamato River. They then developed the new fields in Amagasaki during the Genroku era (1688-1704), and were granted the privilege of controlling agar in the Bunka era (1804-1818).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸時代の大坂城出入御用町人。初代吉次は摂津小清水の城主篠原右京亮の子といい，尼崎に生まれたため，大坂に出て尼崎屋又次郎と称した。1634年(寛永11)2代清孝のとき苗字を許されて尼崎又右衛門と称し，以後代々尼崎又右衛門を襲名した。4代茂孝のとき帯刀も許され，延宝年間(1673‐81)に新剣先船100隻を建造して，大和川の舟運に乗り出し，次いで元禄年間(1688‐1704)には尼崎新田を開発，さらに文化年間(1804‐18)には寒天一手取締りの特権を得た。

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