Tsuchimochi clan

Japanese: 土持氏 - つちもちうじ

Since the Heian period, the Tabe clan has been based in the Morokata district of Hyuga Province. There are various theories about its origin, but it is said that they moved from Bungo as jinin (shrine priests) of Usa Hachiman. In the Naka Manor section of the Hachiman Usa Shrine Goshinryo Daikagami, it is mentioned that Tabe Munetsuna was a Morokata Daifu, so it is likely that he moved from Morokata County to Naka Manor. His grandson, Eimyo, later became Nobutsuna (Nobutsuna), and according to the 1197 (Kenkyu 8) Hyuga Province Zudacho, he held the positions of land steward and payment agent over a wide area, including the Hachijoin territory of Kunitomi Manor, the Usa Shrine territory, and the imperial territory.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平安時代以降，日向国諸県（もろかた）郡地方を本拠とした豪族。田部姓。その発祥には諸説あるが宇佐八幡の神人（じにん）として豊後から移ってきたという。《八幡宇佐宮御神領大鏡》那珂荘の項に諸県大夫田部宗綱とあり，諸県郡より那珂荘へ進出したのであろう。その孫栄妙は後の信(宣)綱で，1197年(建久8)の《日向国図田帳》によれば，八条院領国富荘，宇佐宮領，公領など広範囲に地頭職や弁済使職を有していることがわかる。

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