Saeki clan

Japanese: 佐伯氏 - さえきうじ

(1) An ancient clan in Japan. As the Tomo no Miyatsuko (official governor of the Yamato government) along with the Otomo clan, they served the Imperial Court with military force for generations. The Saeki clan (Saeki Muraji) in the central area is said to have the same ancestor as the Otomo clan, and is said to be a descendant of Otomo no Muroya, who lived around the time of the reign of Emperor Yuryaku in the latter half of the 5th century, and was given the surname Sukune in 684 (the 13th year of Tenmu). Originally, the Saeki clan is thought to have been a clan that managed the Saeki section, which was an Emishi who had been transferred to the inner provinces and was responsible for guarding the Imperial Court. The Saeki Muraji managed them in the central area, and the Atae clan, a clan of kuni no Miyatsuko in each province, managed them in the provinces.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

(1)日本古代の氏族。大伴氏とともに大和政権の伴造（とものみやつこ）として，代々武力をもって朝廷に奉仕した。中央の佐伯氏(佐伯連)は，所伝では大伴氏と同祖で，5世紀後半の雄略朝ころの大連大伴室屋（むろや）の後裔とされ，684年(天武13)には宿禰姓を賜った。元来佐伯氏は，内国に移配された蝦夷で宮廷警衛の任にあたる佐伯部を管理する氏であったとみられ，中央では佐伯連が，地方では諸国の国造の一族である佐伯直（あたえ）がこれを管理した。

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