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A military commander in the Northern and Southern Courts period. Son of Moroyuki and cousin of Moronao. He became Moronao's adopted son and played an active role as a general in the Ashikaga government. In 1339 (Engen 4, Ryakuo 2), he succeeded Uesugi Noriaki as Kanto Kanrei, assisted Kamakura kubo Ashikaga Yoshiakira, and was instrumental in the subjugation of the Southern Army of Hitachi led by Kitabatake Chikafusa. He then went to Kyoto on the orders of the shogunate, but in 1349 (Shohei 4, Sadawa 5), ​​he became Kanto Kanrei again together with Uesugi Noriaki, and went down to Kamakura in January of the following year. However, he was at odds with Noriaki, who was on the side of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. At the end of the same year, he set out from Kamakura with the Shogun Ashikaga Motouji in an attempt to assassinate Noriaki, but Motouji was captured on the way. Michifuyu fled to Kai, but was attacked by Noriaki and his men. On January 17th of the following year, Kai's Suzawa Castle (Oarashi, Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture) was captured, and Michifuyu committed suicide.

[Jiro Ikenaga]

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南北朝時代の武将。師行(もろゆき)の子。師直(もろなお)の従兄弟(いとこ)。師直の猶子(ゆうし)となり足利(あしかが)政権の将として活躍。1339年（延元4・暦応2）には上杉憲顕(のりあき)の後を受けて関東管領(かんれい)として鎌倉公方(くぼう)足利義詮(よしあきら)を補佐し、北畠親房(きたばたけちかふさ)を中心とする常陸(ひたち)の南軍の征圧に功をたてた。その後、幕命で上洛(じょうらく)したが、49年（正平4・貞和5）上杉憲顕とともにふたたび関東管領となり、翌年正月鎌倉に下向した。しかし、足利直義(ただよし)派の憲顕と対立。同年末憲顕を討とうとして公方足利基氏(もとうじ)を擁して鎌倉を発向、途中基氏を奪われ、師冬は甲斐(かい)に走ったが憲顕らに攻められ、翌年正月17日、甲斐須沢(すさわ)城（山梨県南アルプス市大嵐）を攻略され、師冬は自刃した。

［池永二郎］

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