Nawa-shi

A powerful clan in Hoki Province (Tottori Prefecture). The Murakami Genji. According to the Nawa Genealogy, the grandfather of the historically famous Nagatoshi, Yukimori, was the 11th generation descendant of Prince Mochihira, son of Emperor Murakami. He was exiled to Hoki Province, where he was given the Nagata domain and took the name of the Nagata clan. Nagatoshi eventually lived in Nawa-sho (Daisen Town, Saihaku County, Tottori Prefecture) and took the name of the Nawa clan. Nagatoshi ruled over the provinces of Inaba and Hoki as a powerful vassal of the new Kenmu government, but died fighting against Ashikaga Takauji, who rebelled against the Kenmu government (1336). His son Yoshitaka was also killed in battle two years later. During the reign of Nagato's grandson Akioki, the clan moved to Yatsushiro in Higo Province (Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture), and later, during the reign of Akitada, they moved to Uto in the same province (Uto City, Kumamoto Prefecture) (early 16th century) and called themselves the Uto clan. During the reign of Akitaka, the clan lost Uto due to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's conquest of Kyushu, and after wandering around various countries, in 1621 (7th year of the Genna era) they were welcomed to Yanagawa in Chikugo Province (Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture), which was under the control of the Tachibana clan, where they spent about 300 years. In the Meiji era, Nagayuki became the chief priest of Nawa Shrine and was granted the title of baron.

[Tanabe Hisako]

“Nawa Seike” by Sumi Hiraizumi (1954, Institute for Japanese Culture)”

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伯耆国(ほうきのくに)（鳥取県）の豪族。村上源氏。史上有名な長年(ながとし)の祖父行盛(ゆきもり)は、「名和系図」によると、村上天皇(むらかみてんのう)皇子望平親王(もちひらしんのう)11代の後胤(こういん)で、伯耆国に流され、同国長田(ながた)を賜(たまわ)って長田氏を称した。長年に至って名和荘(なわのしょう)（鳥鳥取県西伯(さいはく)郡大山(だいせん)町）に住して名和氏を称す。長年は建武(けんむ)新政府の権臣として因幡(いなば)、伯耆2国を領したが、建武政権に反した足利尊氏(あしかがたかうじ)と戦って死んだ（1336）。子義高(よしたか)も2年後に戦死した。長年の孫顕興(あきおき)のとき肥後国八代(やつしろ)（熊本県八代市）に移り、その後顕忠(あきただ)の代に同国宇土(うと)（同県宇土市）に移り（16世紀初頭）、宇土氏を称した。顕孝(あきたか)のときに豊臣秀吉(とよとみひでよし)の九州征服のために宇土を失い、諸国流浪ののち、1621年（元和7）立花(たちばな)氏の領する筑後国(ちくごのくに)柳川（福岡県柳川市）に迎えられ、約300年を送った。明治に至り、長恭(ながゆき)が名和神社宮司となり男爵を授けられた。

［田辺久子］

『平泉澄著『名和世家』（1954・日本文化研究所）』

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