Distant view of Amano - Thanks to Amano

Date of birth and death unknown. A military commander in the early Kamakura period. Original surname Fujiwara. Son of Kagemitsu. He lived in Amano, Tagata County, Izu Province (present-day Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture) and adopted the surname Amano, calling himself Tounai. Since Minamoto no Yoritomo's uprising in 1180 (Jisho 4), he followed Yoritomo and distinguished himself in battle, especially following Noriyori in chasing the Taira clan to the Western Sea. He was subsequently appointed as the Chinzei Bugyo (magistrate of the Chinzei region) and was involved in the organization of Dazaifu (the central government office of the Dazaifu) and managed Kyushu. However, he was relieved of his duties by around 1194 (Kenkyu 5) at the latest and returned to Kamakura, and later, upon Yoritomo's death (1199), he became a monk and took the name Renkei. In September 1203 (Kennin 3), he executed Hiki Yoshikazu on the orders of Hojo Tokimasa.

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生没年不詳。鎌倉初期の武将。本姓藤原氏。景光(かげみつ)の子。伊豆国田方(たがた)郡天野（現、静岡県伊豆の国市）に住して天野を姓とし、藤内(とうない)と称した。1180年（治承4）源頼朝(よりとも)の挙兵以来、頼朝に従って戦功をたて、とくに範頼(のりより)の手に属して西海に平氏を追い、引き続き鎮西奉行(ちんぜいぶぎょう)に任ぜられ、大宰府(だざいふ)の機構にも関与して九州の経営にあたった。しかし遅くとも1194年（建久5）ごろまでにその任を解かれて鎌倉に帰り、その後、頼朝の死（1199）を機会に出家して蓮景(れんけい)と号した。1203年（建仁3）9月、北条時政(ときまさ)の命で比企能員(ひきよしかず)を斬(き)った。

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