Mr. Wada

Japanese: 和田氏 - わだし

A medieval samurai of Izumi. According to the Wada Family Tree, he was a descendant of the Minister of the Right, Onakatomi Kiyomaro, and is thought to have developed the Wada district of Otori County, Izumi Province, around the end of the 11th century, and began to call himself the Wada clan. In the Kamakura period, he became a vassal, and in the early 13th century, he donated his estate to Kongo-ji Temple, and Wada Manor was established. The Wada clan inherited the manor official position, but also donated the same manor to Kasuga Shrine to protect the estate, and served the Sekkanke family. The positions of the Wada clan are rare, as they show the full extent of the estates of the samurai of the Kinai region, and show a variety of forms, including the manor official position of Wada Manor, the position of head priest, the position of Tenno Gokata-no-chief, the position of Kasuga-no-chief, various miscellaneous tax-exempt fields, named fields, ponds, forests, and shrines and temples.

Wadauji [Mr. Wada]

A medieval warrior from Izumi. A member of the Kusunoki clan, he took the surname Tachibana. In the Taiheiki, it is written that the Wada clan led battles alongside the Kusunoki clan. However, there are many unclear points about the Kusunoki clan's genealogy, and it is also unclear what kind of genealogy the Wada clan belongs to. Wada Village was located in Kamigamigo, Otori County, Izumi Province (present-day Sakai City), and since what is said to be the grave of the Wada clan is said to be located there, it is assumed that the Wada clan made this village their base. According to legend, it began when the Kusunoki clan from Kawachi Province moved to Izumi Province during the Kamakura period and settled in Wada Village.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

和泉の中世武士。《和田系図》によると右大臣大中臣清麻呂の後胤で，11世紀末ころ和泉国大鳥郡和田郷の開発領主となり，和田氏を称するようになったと考えられる。鎌倉時代には御家人となり，さらに13世紀初めにその所領を金剛寺に寄進し和田荘が成立した。和田氏はその荘官職を相伝したが，所領保全のため春日社にも同荘を寄進し，摂関家にも仕えた。この和田氏の所職は畿内武士の所領の全貌が知れる珍しいもので，和田荘荘官職，総長者職，殿下御方案主職，春日案主職，種々の雑免田，名田畠，池，山林，社寺の所職など多様な形態を示している。

わだうじ【和田氏】

和泉の中世武士。楠木氏の一族で橘姓を称する。《太平記》に和田氏一族が楠木氏とともに戦闘を指揮したことがみえる。しかし楠木氏の系図は不明確な点が多く，和田氏もどのような系譜であるか明らかではない。旧和泉国大鳥郡上神（にわ）郷(現，堺市)に和田村が存在し，その地に和田氏の墓と称するものが伝わっていることから，この和田村を本拠としたものと想像される。所伝では鎌倉時代河内国の楠木氏の一族が和泉国に移り和田村に住したことに始まるという。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Matured Tatsu - Nikitatsu

>>: Nigisu (Nigisu) - Deep sea smelt