Mr. Shouji

Japanese: 庄氏 - しょううじ

A medieval samurai family from Musashi. They were the first of the seven Musashi clans, the Kodama clan, and their descendants spread to various places after Hirotaka became the governor of the manor. In particular, Hirotaka's nephew Takaie (some say the head of the family was Shotaro) who was called Shoshiro and distinguished himself in the Battle of Ichinotani. He was given Kusakabe Manor in Bitchu Province, and the family is famous for settling and developing there. Shoshiro, who is certified as a land steward of Hojo-go in Hoki Province (a member of the Hojo clan as a land steward) in the mid-Kamakura period, as well as Sho (Sho) Sukekane and Matsuomaru, who are thought to be vassals in Kyoto, and Sho Sukefusa, a vassal of the Rokuhara Tandai, are also presumably from this family.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

武蔵出身の中世武家。武蔵七党児玉党の一流で，弘高が庄権守を称して以来子孫は各地に分散した。とくに弘高の甥で庄四郎を称し，一ノ谷の戦で戦功をあげた高家(一説には庄太郎家長)が備中国草壁荘を与えられて，この地に定着して発展した一族が有名である。鎌倉中期に伯耆国北条郷地頭代(地頭正員北条氏)としての徴証がある庄四郎や，在京御家人と考えられる庄(荘)資兼，同松王丸，六波羅探題の被官庄資房なども，おそらくはこの一族であると推定される。

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