Tongu clan - Tonguuji

Japanese: 頓宮氏 - とんぐううじ

A medieval samurai family. Also read as "Hayami." The most famous is the Tonmiya clan, which arose from Tonmiya-go in Koga County, Omi Province, and descended from the regent Fujiwara no Michinaga. Tonmiya Takamasa built Aodo Castle, and during his son's generation, the clan split into three: Tsuchiyama, Kurokawa, and Ono. The Tonmiya documents include a letter of arrival from Tonmiya Tomotsuna in Omi Province dated January 2, 1336 (3rd year of Kenmu), and a letter of transfer from Ono Mitsuyasu dated November 3, 1414 (21st year of Oei). In addition, the names of Tonmiya clan members, such as Tonmiya Matajiro Nyudo and his son, who lived in Bitchu Province, can be found in the Taiheiki, and they were also found in Bizen, Wakasa, and other areas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世武家。〈はやみ〉とも読む。関白藤原道長の流れ，近江国甲賀郡頓宮郷より起こったものが著名。頓宮孝政が青土城を築き，その子の代に土山･黒川･大野の3氏に分かれる。《頓宮文書》には，建武3年(1336)1月2日の近江国頓宮知綱着到状，応永21年(1414)11月3日の大野光保譲状(甲賀郡大野郷の譲与)が含まれている。このほか《太平記》に備中国の住人頓宮又次郎入道父子など，頓宮氏一族の名が散見し，備前･若狭などにおいてもみられた。

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