Tsumori clan

A famous clan in Settsu whose sole duty was to guard the port. It is said that their ancestor was Tamomi no Sukune (Jingu Sessho article in the Nihon Shoki). While serving Settsu Sumiyoshi Shrine (Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka City), they led the Amabe clan and mastered navigation techniques. The Tsumori clan is known from the time of Tsumori no Sukune Kunimaro, who traveled to the sea as a member of a Japanese envoy to Tang China. According to the Sumiyoshi genealogy and the genealogy of the Sumiyoshi Shrine priest and his family, Kunimoto, who was active in the latter half of the 11th century, is said to be the founder of the Tsumori clan's revival, and Kunika and Kunihisa appear in historical records as generals of the southern army during the civil war between the Northern and Southern Courts. Many of the successive generations are said to have excelled in waka poetry. The branches spread to Yamashiro, Izumi, Sanuki, Buzen and other places, each of which prospered by being based at key points for water trade.

[Kazuhiko Sato]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

港津の警護を専任とする摂津(せっつ)の名族。田裳見宿禰(たもみのすくね)（『日本書紀』神功摂政(じんぐうせっしょう)条）を始祖とすると伝える。摂津住吉(すみよし)神社（大阪市住吉区）に奉仕するかたわら、海部(あまべ)を率いて航海術を掌握した。津守氏とみえるのは津守宿禰国磨(くにまろ)のときからで、遣唐使の一員として渡海した。住吉系図・住吉神主并(ならびに)一族系図によれば、11世紀後半に活躍した国基(くにもと)は、津守氏中興の祖といわれ、国夏(くにか)、国久(くにひさ)らは、南北朝内乱期に南軍の将として史書にみえる。歴代の多くは歌道に優れていたという。庶流は山城(やましろ)、和泉(いずみ)、讃岐(さぬき)、豊前(ぶぜん)などに及び、おのおの水上交易の要衝に蟠踞(ばんきょ)して繁栄した。

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