Mr. Fujisawa

Japanese: 藤沢氏 - ふじさわうじ

A clan of warriors based in the Kamiina region of Nagano Prefecture in the Middle Ages. It is said to have begun when Chikasada, the son of Chino Mitsuchika, a member of the Suwa clan of Suwa Taisha Kamisha, ruled over Fujisawa in what is now Takato Town, Kamiina County. Chikasada's son Kiyochika served as a retainer from the early days of the Kamakura Shogunate, and is often mentioned in the Azuma Kagami as an archer such as Yumihajime. The name of Morikage also appears in the Azuma Kagami from around the same time, but his relationship with Kiyochika is unclear. The situation in the latter half of the Kamakura period is unclear, but the Fujisawa clan is seen based in Minowa (present-day Minowa Town, Kamiina County) in 1457 (Choroku 1) during the Muromachi period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世，長野県上伊那地方を根拠とした武士の一族。諏訪大社上社諏訪氏の一族千野光親の子親貞が，現上伊那郡高遠町藤沢を領したことに始まるとされる。親貞の子清親は鎌倉幕府草創期より御家人として仕え，《吾妻鏡》には弓始等の射手としてたびたびみえる。またほぼ同時期に盛景の名が《吾妻鏡》に現れているが，清親との関係は不明である。鎌倉時代後半についてはようすがわからないが，室町時代1457年(長禄1)には箕輪(現，上伊那郡箕輪町)を本拠とした藤沢氏が見える。

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

<<: Fujisawa Rikitaro - Fujisawa Rikitaro

>>: Fujisawa Asajiro - Fujisawa Asajiro