Mr. Takashi Sasaki

A military commander during the Nanboku-cho period. Son of the Mune clan. Adopted son of Sadamune. A member of the Kyogoku clan. Called Doyo. He served the regent Hojo Takatoki under the Kamakura shogunate, and became a kebiishi (police officer) and Sado no Kami (provincial governor). After the Genkō Incident (1331), he escorted Emperor Godaigo to Oki by order of the shogunate. However, in 1333 (Gankō 3, Shōkei 2), he joined the vassals of Ashikaga Takauji. In 1334 (Kenmu 1), he became a member of the Zassoketsu Dansho Yoryuudo (a court of appeals office). The following year, during the Hojo Tokiyuki Rebellion (Nakasendai Rebellion), he accompanied Takauji eastward, but eventually surrendered to the Nitta Yoshisada's punitive forces when they encountered them, and then accompanied Takauji again at the Battle of Hakone Bamboo Grotto. He eventually supported Takauji by subjugating Omi, and after Takauji established the shogunate in 36 (Engen 1, Kenmu 3), he became the shugo (military governor) of Omi, Wakasa, Izumo, Hida, Kazusa, and other areas, and became a force that supported the shogunate. However, he was also a typical example of a so-called "basara daimyo" who ignored established authority, and in 40 (Ryakuo 3, Kokoku 1), he was exiled for burning the palace of the Tendai Zasu Myohoin no Miyari Ryosho, but was soon reinstated. He assisted Takauji during the Kanno Disturbance from 1605 (Shohei 5, Kanno 1) to the following year, and after Takauji retreated to Kamakura, he lent his support to Yoshiakira, who was defending Kyoto. In 1667 (Shohei 22, Sadaharu 6), he participated in peace negotiations with the Southern Court, but they ended in failure. Despite his free-spirited personality, he also had talents in linked verse, Tachibana, and the tea ceremony, and was also a military commander who appreciated the arts of elegance. He died on August 25, 1673 (Bunchu 2, Oan 6).

[Jiro Ikenaga]

"People Who Created Japan 10: Doyo Sasaki" by Tatsusaburo Hayashiya (1979, Heibonsha)

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南北朝時代の武将。宗氏(むねうじ)の子。貞宗(さだむね)の猶子。京極(きょうごく)氏。導誉(どうよ)と号す。鎌倉幕府のもとで執権北条高時(たかとき)に仕え、検非違使(けびいし)・佐渡守(さどのかみ)となる。元弘(げんこう)の変（1331）後、幕命により後醍醐(ごだいご)天皇を隠岐(おき)に護送した。しかし1333年（元弘3・正慶2）には足利尊氏(あしかがたかうじ)の幕下に参加。34年（建武1）には雑訴決断所寄人(ざっそけつだんしょよりゅうど)となった。翌年の北条時行(ときゆき)の乱（中先代(なかせんだい)の乱）に際し尊氏に従って東下したが、やがて新田義貞(にったよしさだ)の追討軍を迎えていったんこれに降(くだ)り、箱根竹の下の戦いにはまた尊氏に従った。やがて近江(おうみ)を抑えて尊氏を支え、36年（延元1・建武3）尊氏の幕府創立ののちは近江・若狭(わかさ)・出雲(いずも)・飛騨(ひだ)・上総(かずさ)などの守護職となり、幕府を支える力となった。しかし既成の権威を無視するいわゆる「バサラ大名」の典型でもあり、40年（暦応3・興国1）には、天台座主妙法院宮亮性(みょうほういんのみやりょうしょう)法親王の御所を焼いたかどで流罪に処せられたが、まもなく復帰した。50年（正平5・観応1）から翌年にかけての観応(かんのう)の擾乱(じょうらん)には尊氏を助け、尊氏が鎌倉に下ったあとは、京都を守る義詮(よしあきら)をよく助けた。67年（正平22・貞治6）には南朝との講和交渉にあたったが不調に終わった。奔放な性格ながら連歌(れんが)・立花・茶などにも才があり、風流を解する武将としての一面もあった。73年（文中2・応安6）8月25日死去。

［池永二郎］

『林屋辰三郎著『日本を創った人びと10　佐々木道誉』（1979・平凡社）』

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