Seki clan

Japanese: 関氏 - せきうじ

A medieval samurai family. (1) A clan of the Okata clan based in Seki County, Hitachi Province. Among the various families of the Fujiwara Hidesato lineage that developed mainly in Shimotsuke Province, Okata Goro Masaie, a clan close to the Oyama and Naganuma clans, ruled Seki and called himself the Seki clan. Masaie's son Masahira is thought to have fallen into ruin after joining the Shida Yoshihiro Rebellion in 1183 (Juei 2), but his remaining brothers achieved great things in various ways. Machifusa Takanobu, who was the head priest of Mount Nikko and also served as a priest at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, and Benkaku, who led his disciples in the Wada Battle in 1213 (Kenpo 1) and fought bravely, later becoming the head priest of Mount Nikko, were all Masahira's younger brothers.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世の武家。(1)常陸国関郡を本拠とした大方氏の一族。下野国を中心に展開した藤原秀郷流の諸家のうち，小山･長沼氏に近い一族大方五郎政家が関を領して関氏を称した。政家の子政平は1183年(寿永2)志田義広の乱にくみして没落したと思われるが，残った兄弟らが多様な活躍をみせる。日光山別当で鎌倉鶴岡八幡宮供僧を兼ねた真智房隆宣，1213年(建保1)和田合戦で弟子らを率いて奮戦して戦功をあげ後年日光山別当となる弁覚らはみな政平の弟にあたる。

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