Mr. Naito

Japanese: 内藤氏 - ないとううじ

(1) A medieval samurai family in Suo and Nagato. A senior vassal of the Ouchi clan, they held the position of Nagato Shugodai from the mid-15th century. The family name was derived from the Fujiwara clan of Udoneri, and is said to be either of Hidesato or Michinaga lineage, but there is no confirmation. The character "mori" was used as the common character. According to historical documents from the mid-Kamakura period, they held land stewardship in Owari Province, and a family tree states that they held land during the Heian period, so they were likely samurai who had their base in the eastern provinces and served in Kyoto. In 1187 (Bun'ei 3), Naito Moritsune and others embezzled rice tax from Todaiji Temple in Suo Province, and in 1190 (Kenkyu 1), Naito Moriie invaded the land of Iwashimizu Betsumiya in Toishi Manor in Suo Province. The clan's activities in Suo were conspicuous in the early Kamakura period, and it is clear that they acquired new land in Suo.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

(1)周防，長門の中世武家。大内氏の重臣で15世紀半ばから長門守護代を世襲。内舎人（うどねり）の藤原氏から出た名字で，秀郷（ひでさと）流とも道長流とも伝えるが確証を得ない。〈盛〉の字を通字とした。鎌倉中期の史料によれば尾張国に地頭職をもっており，系図では平安時代の領有と伝えるので，東国に本拠をもち京都に出仕する武士だったらしい。1187年(文治3)内藤盛経らが周防国で東大寺の年貢米を横領し，90年(建久1)には内藤盛家が周防国遠石荘内石清水別宮領に乱入するなど，鎌倉初期に一族の周防での活動が目だち，周防に新所領を獲得したことがわかる。

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