Imagawa Kana Catalog - Imagawa Kana Mokuroku

This is the basic legal code for the Sengoku period feudal lord Imagawa's control of his territory. It refers to the 33 articles enacted by Ujichika in 1526 (Taiei 6) and the additional 21 articles enacted by his son Yoshimoto in 1553 (Tenbun 22). The former stipulates the relationship between the jito (lord) and the hon/shinmyōshū (peasants), border disputes, the control of quarrels and thieves, restrictions on land sales, interest rates on rice loans, and the prohibition of religious debates and private marriages. The latter stipulates the vassal relationships, the right of non-entry, inheritance, and court procedures, but it is noteworthy that the articles emphasize and clarify that this law was enacted and put into effect by the Imagawa's own power, not backed by the power of the Muromachi shogunate. This code also influenced the Takeda's Koshu Laws. The copies that have been handed down are the Imagawaki version and the Kurokawa version. The Kurokawa edition includes 13 articles on lawsuits that were established by Yoshimoto. They are included in "Zoku Gunsho Ruiju" and "Medieval Legal Documents Collection" (Vol. 3).

[Masaki Kubota]

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戦国大名今川氏の領国支配の基本法典。1526年（大永6）氏親(うじちか)制定の33条と、その子義元(よしもと)が1553年（天文22）に制定した追加21条をあわせていう。前者は、地頭（領主）と本・新名主(みょうしゅ)（百姓）の関係、境界相論、喧嘩(けんか)・盗賊の取締、所領売買制限、借米銭の利子率、宗論・私婚の禁止などを規定。後者は、家臣の被官関係、不入権、相続および裁判手続などを規定しているが、条文中とくにこの制法が室町幕府権力を背景とせず、今川氏自身の力量による制定・発効を強調し明示している点が注目される。なお本法典は武田氏の甲州法度(はっと)にも影響を与えた。写本は今川記本と黒川本が伝来。黒川本には義元制定という13条の訴訟条目が付されている。『続群書類従』、『中世法制史料集』（第3巻）所収。

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