Hatakeyama Mitsuie

A military commander in the Muromachi period. Son of Motokuni. Owari no Kami, Uemon no Suke, and Saemon no Kami. In 1399 (Oei 6), he was promoted to the rank of Jugo no Jo, but was shunned by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and even though he made a distinguished contribution by pursuing and killing Ouchi Yoshihiro during the Oei War, he was still not forgiven. After the death of his father Motokuni in 1406, his younger brother Mitsuyoshi inherited the family headship, and Mitsuie became the shugo of four provinces: Kawachi, Kii, Ecchu, and Noto. However, after Yoshimitsu's death in 1408, he was handed over the family headship by Mitsuyoshi, and became the governor of three provinces, excluding Noto, and also the governor of a sub-county in Yamato's Uchi district. He was appointed Kanrei twice, from 10 to 12 and from 21 to 29 (Eikyō 1), under Shogun Yoshimochi and Yoshikazu, and in his later years he also became the governor of Yamashiro. When it came to the issue of succession after Yoshimochi's death, he famously drew lots with Sanpoin Monzeki Mansai and others at Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine to decide on Shoren-in Gien (Yoshinori). In the Kennaiki, it is said that Mitsuie was poor at reading and writing and could not understand kanji phrases, so he had to speak in Japanese to make it easier to understand. He died on September 19, 5th year of the Eikyou era. His posthumous name was Shinkanjidono Naomoto Dotan.

[Haruo Ishida]

"Yonehara Masayoshi, 'Study of Sengoku Samurai and Literature' (1976, Ohfusha)" ▽ "Ogawa Makoto, 'Study of the Development History of the Ashikaga Clan Guardians' (1980, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)"

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室町時代の武将。基国(もとくに)の子。尾張守(おわりのかみ)、右衛門佐(うえもんのすけ)、左衛門督(かみ)。1399年（応永6）に従(じゅ)五位上に昇進したが、将軍足利義満(あしかがよしみつ)に忌避され、応永(おうえい)の乱では大内義弘(よしひろ)を追討し功をあげたが、なお許されなかった。1406年の父基国の死後は弟満慶(みつよし)が家督を嗣(つ)ぎ、満家は河内(かわち)、紀伊(きい)、越中(えっちゅう)、能登(のと)の四か国守護となった。しかし、1408年の義満の死後は満慶より家督を譲られ、能登を残して三か国守護となり、さらに大和(やまと)宇智(うち)郡の分郡守護ともなった。将軍義持(よしもち)・義量(よしかず)の下で10年から12年までと、21年から29年（永享1）までの二度管領(かんれい)に補任(ぶにん)され、晩年には山城(やましろ)守護ともなった。義持の死後の後継者問題では三宝院(さんぽういん)門跡満済(まんさい)らと石清水八幡宮(いわしみずはちまんぐう)で籤(くじ)を引き青蓮院義円(しょうれんいんぎえん)（義教(よしのり)）に決定したことは有名。『建内記(けんないき)』には、満家は文字に疎く、畳字(じょうじ)（漢字の熟語）などが理解できないので、和語でわかりやすく話す必要があるとみえている。永享(えいきょう)5年9月19日没。法号は真観寺殿直源道端。

［石田晴男］

『米原正義著『戦国武士と文芸の研究』（1976・桜楓社）』▽『小川信著『足利一門守護発展史の研究』（1980・吉川弘文館）』

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