Mr. Cho - Chouji

Japanese: 長氏 - ちょううじ

A Noto no Tono samurai family of the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. Its founder was Hasebe Nobutsura. The surname "Cho" is said to be derived from Nobutsura's birthplace, Nagamura, in Totomi Province, and is also said to be an abbreviation of Hasebe. Nobutsura first served King Mochihito, but later became a retainer of Minamoto no Yoritomo and became the land steward of Oya Manor in Noto Province (present-day Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture). After his death, the family expanded throughout Noto, centering on the manor. During the Nanboku-cho and Muromachi periods, the family maintained an independent position from the control of the Yoshimi and Hatakeyama clans, who were shugo (military governors), and were servants of the Ashikaga Shogunate. As the Noto Hatakeyama clan became a daimyo during the Sengoku period, they came under its command, and Tsugutsune and Tsunatsune became senior vassals, with Anamizu (present-day Anamizu Town, Fugeshi County, Ishikawa Prefecture) as their base.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

能登の中･近世武家。始祖は長谷部信連（はせべのぶつら）。長の姓は信連の出生地遠江国長邑にちなむといい，また一説には長谷部の略称ともいう。信連ははじめ以仁（もちひと）王に仕えたが，後に源頼朝の御家人となり，能登国大屋荘(現，石川県輪島市)地頭となった。その没後，一族は同荘を中心に能登の各地に発展した。南北朝･室町期には守護の吉見氏，畠山氏の支配からは独立した立場を保持し，足利将軍家の奉公衆であった。能登畠山氏の戦国大名化につれて麾下に属し，続連･綱連らは重臣となり，穴水（あなみず）(現，石川県鳳至（ふげし）郡穴水町)を本拠とした。

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