Takashina clan

This clan descended from Prince Takechi, son of Emperor Tenmu. From the Nara period to the early Heian period, many of the prince's descendants were given the surname Takashina no Mahito, but the descendants of the prince's fifth-generation grandson Mineo were particularly prosperous. In the mid-Heian period, Takako, the daughter of Mineo's fourth-generation grandson Naritada, married the regent Fujiwara no Michitaka and gave birth to Minister of the Interior Korechika and Empress Teishi. The clan prospered greatly after this, and Naritada was promoted to the rank of Junior Second Rank and given the surname Ason. After that, the family produced many powerful people, such as Fujiwara no Michinaga's trusted vassal Narito, Shirakawa-in's trusted vassal Tameaki, and Goshirakawa-in's trusted vassal Yasutsune, and there was no end to those who rose to the rank of nobles until the Nanboku-cho period. Tango no Tsubone Eishi, famous as the favorite concubine of Goshirakawa-in, was also from the family. Some also called themselves the Taka clan for short, and Takano Moronao, the steward of Ashikaga Takauji, and his family are particularly famous.

[Yoshihiko Hashimoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

天武(てんむ)天皇の皇子高市皇子(たけちのおうじ)から出た氏族。奈良時代から平安前期にかけて、同皇子の子孫は多く高階真人(たかしなのまひと)の姓を賜ったが、そのうちとくに栄えたのは、皇子の5世孫峯緒(みねお)の後裔(こうえい)である。平安中期、峯緒の4世孫成忠(なりただ)の女(むすめ)貴子が関白(かんぱく)藤原道隆(ふじわらのみちたか)に嫁して内大臣伊周(これちか)や皇后定子(ていし)を生んでから一門大いに繁栄し、成忠は従二位(じゅにい)に上り、朝臣(あそん)の姓を賜った。その後も藤原道長(みちなが)の近臣業遠(なりとお)、白河院(しらかわいん)の近臣為章(ためあきら)、後白河院(ごしらかわいん)の近臣泰経(やすつね)らの権勢家を輩出し、南北朝時代まで公卿(くぎょう)に上る者が絶えなかった。後白河院の寵妃(ちょうひ)として有名な丹後局(たんごのつぼね)栄子(えいし)も一族の出である。また略して高(こう)氏を称した者もあり、足利尊氏(あしかがたかうじ)の執事高師直(こうのもろなお)とその一族はとくに有名である。

［橋本義彦］

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