Sueuji

Japanese: 陶氏 - すえうじ

A powerful clan in Suo during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods. A branch line of the Ouchi clan. During the Genpei period, Ouchi no Suke Morifusa's younger brother, Morinaga, founded the Migita clan, and his great-grandson, Hirokata, ruled Suemura, Yoshiki County, Suo, and called himself the Sue clan. His son, Hiromasa, was given the position of land steward of Tomita no Yasu in Tsuno County, Suo during the Nanboku-cho period, and afterwards moved his base to Tomita, embezzling provincial government land (Todaiji temple land) and establishing his base of operations. The next, Hironaga, became Nagato Shugodai in 1401 (Oei 8), and was passed on to Morinaga and Morimasa. Since Morimasa's appointment in 1402 (Eikyō 4), the position of Suo Shugodai has been hereditary among the Sue clan, and played an important role within the Ouchi household.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町･戦国時代の周防の豪族。大内氏の庶流。源平時代の大内介盛房の弟盛長が右田氏を興し，その曾孫弘賢が周防吉敷郡陶村を領して陶氏を称したのに始まる。その子弘政が南北朝時代に周防都濃郡富田保の地頭職を得て以降，富田に本拠を移し，国衙領(東大寺領)を横領して基盤を築いた。次の弘長は1401年(応永8)長門守護代となり，盛長，盛政に受け継がれた。周防守護代は32年(永享4)盛政の就任以来陶氏の世襲となり，大内家中に重きをなした。

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