Nagasunehiko

A local lord who rebelled against Emperor Jimmu during his eastern expedition, using Yamato as his base. In the Kojiki, he is called Tominonagasunebiko or Tomibiko. "Tomi" refers to the area around Tomio in Nara City, and the Tomio River, which flows from this area through Ikaruga and enters the Yamato River, is sung about as Tominogawa in the Jogū Shōtoku Hōō Teisetsu, and is still a strategic point on the Ikoma Pass, where the Hanshin-Awaji Expressway passes.

Additionally, the "Nihon Shoki" states that "Nagasune was the original name of this village," but like Nanatsukahagi (Keiko Chronicles) and Yatsukahagi (Kotoku Chronicles), this is a name that emphasizes a physical feature, and when the first Emperor Jimmu entered Yamato, he stopped him at Kusaezaka (Kusaka-cho, Higashi-Osaka City), killing Itsuse no Mikoto in battle and forcing him to take a detour to Kumano. He married his younger sister, Mikashikiyahime (also called Nagasuzuihime or Tomiyahime), to Nigihayahi no Mikoto, the ancestor of the Mononobe clan, and fought with her as his lord. However, he was defeated by the army of Emperor Jimmu, who had the help of the Golden Kite, and was killed by Nigihayahi no Mikoto, who decided to submit to the imperial army.

[Yoshii Iwao]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

神武(じんむ)天皇の東征の際、大和(やまと)を拠点としてこれに反抗した土豪。『古事記』では登美能那賀須泥毘古(とみのながすねびこ)、また登美毘古(とみびこ)という。「とみ」は奈良市富雄(とみお)周辺の地のことで、この地より斑鳩(いかるが)を経て大和川に入る富雄川は、『上宮聖徳法王帝説(じょうぐうしょうとくほうおうていせつ)』で止美能乎何波(とみのおがわ)と歌われ、いまも阪奈道路の通る生駒(いこま)越えの要衝となっている。

　また『日本書紀』に「長髄は是邑(これむら)の本(もと)の号(な)」とあるが、七掬脛(ななつかはぎ)（景行(けいこう)紀）、八掬脛(やつかはぎ)（孝徳(こうとく)紀）と同様に、身体的特長を強調した命名であり、初代天皇神武の大和入りに際しては、孔舎衛坂(くさえざか)（東大阪市日下(くさか)町）でこれを遮り、五瀬命(いつせのみこと)を戦死させ、さらに熊野(くまの)への迂回(うかい)を余儀なくさせたという。妹の三炊屋姫(みかしきやひめ)（長髄姫、鳥見屋(とみや)姫ともいう）を物部氏(もののべし)の祖の饒速日命(にぎはやひのみこと)の妻とし、命を君と奉じて戦ったが、金鵄(きんし)の援助を得た神武天皇の軍に敗れ、皇軍への帰順を決意した饒速日命に殺されたと語られている。

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