Hatta Tomoe

Japanese: 八田知家 - はった・ともいえ

Years of birth: Unknown. Samurai from the end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Kamakura period. Born in Shimotsuke Province (Tochigi Prefecture). Son of Hatta Munetsuna. Some say he was the son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo. Called Shiro and Mushadokoro. In 1183, he defeated Shida Yoshihiro under the command of the Oyama clan, and followed Minamoto no Noriyori in the pursuit of the Taira clan, but incurred the wrath of Minamoto no Yoritomo when he was appointed Uemon-no-jo while in Kyoto. He was later restored to power and played an active role as a powerful vassal. In the Oshu War (1189), he served as the commander-in-chief of the Tokaido army. In 1199, when Shogun Minamoto no Yoriie's personal authority was suspended, he joined the council as one of the 13 senior retainers. The fact that Tomoie's Kamakura mansion was often used as lodging for envoys from Kyoto suggests that he was also familiar with Kyoto culture. He served as Chikugo no Kami and Hitachi no Shugo.

(Takahashi Hideki)

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

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
平安末・鎌倉初期の武士。下野国(栃木県)出身。八田宗綱の子。源義朝の子との伝承もある。四郎,武者所を称す。寿永2(1183)年,志太義広を小山氏の指揮のもとに倒し,平家追討では源範頼に従ったが,在京中に右衛門尉に任官したため源頼朝の怒りを買った。その後復権し,有力御家人として活躍。奥州合戦(1189)では東海道軍の大将軍を務めた。正治1(1199)年将軍源頼家の親裁が停止されると,13人の宿老のひとりとして合議制に加わった。鎌倉の邸宅が京都からの使者の宿所にしばしば充てられている点は,知家が京都の文化にも通じていたことを窺わせる。筑後守,常陸守護などを歴任。

(高橋秀樹)

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