Nishina Morito - Nishina Morito

Japanese: 仁科盛遠 - にしな・もりとお

Year of birth: Year of birth and death unknown. A military commander in the early Kamakura period. Some historical sources say he was Moritomo. His father was Nishina no Nakakata, a resident of Shinano Province. On his way to Kumano, the retired Emperor Gotoba summoned Moritomo's two children and placed them in his northern side. As a result, Moritomo also became a northern side warrior of the retired Emperor. However, because he was subservient to the retired Emperor without the permission of the Kamakura Shogunate, two of his territories were confiscated. As can be seen from this example, it is believed that the retired Emperor Gotoba's pilgrimage to Kumano was intended to make contact with local samurai. During the Jokyu War (1221), he sided with the capital and was dispatched to the Hokuriku road. He was deployed at Tonamiyama on the border between Etchu and Kaga, but was defeated by the Shogunate forces led by Hojo Tomotoki. His whereabouts after this are unknown, but it is said that he was killed in battle at Seta in Omi Province.

(Kazuto Hongo)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
鎌倉初期の武将。盛朝とする史料もある。父は信濃国住人仁科中方。後鳥羽上皇は熊野参詣の途次,盛遠の2児を召して北面においた。その縁で盛遠も院の北面武士となった。しかし院への臣従が鎌倉幕府に無断でなされたために,所領2カ所を没収された。この例でわかるように,後鳥羽上皇の熊野参詣には,地方武士との接触をはかる狙いがあったとおもわれる。承久の乱(1221)では京方につき,北陸道に派遣される。越中,加賀国境礪波山に布陣するが,北条朝時率いる幕府軍に敗れる。こののちの動静は不明であるが,近江国勢多で戦死したともいう。

(本郷和人)

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