Mr. Fuse

Japanese: 布施氏 - ふせうじ

A medieval samurai family. A branch of the Miyoshi clan, who served as stewards of the Kamakura Shogunate. The names of Fuse Yasusada, Yasutaka, and Yukitada appear in the Kamakura period Azuma Kagami, and from the early period of the Northern and Southern Courts, Fuse Suemura, Motomura, Shocho, Tsunezumi, Sadamoto, Tamemoto, Kiyomoto, and Hidemoto served as magistrates in the Muromachi Shogunate. They served as magistrates in front of the emperor and in charge of important temples and shrines. In the late Muromachi period, the Fuse clan's estates were widely distributed in mountain castles (within the grounds of Hoshogon-in Temple, Takagishi in Kamono, and the Umemiya Shrine Gokatsubun). The clan can also be found in Mino, Mikawa, Sagami, and other provinces. Although not part of this clan, the Fuse clan also exists in Yamato Province (descendants of Emperor Ojin, descendants of the ancient Fuse clan, and a powerful clan in Kuzuno County, Yamato Province), Omi Province (the Ika family name, originating from Fuse in Ika County, Omi Province), and Shinano Province (originating from Fuse in Sarashina County).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世武家。鎌倉幕府問注所執事三善氏の一族。鎌倉期《吾妻鏡》に布施康定･康高･行忠などの名がみえ，南北朝初期以来，室町幕府の奉行人として布施資連･基連･聖超･常進･貞基･為基･清基･英基などがいる。彼らは御前奉行となり，また有力寺社の担当奉行となった。室町後期，布施氏の所領は山城に広く分布した(宝荘厳院敷地内，賀茂内高岸，梅宮社沽却分など)。一族は美濃，三河，相模など諸国にもみえる。そのほかこの一族ではないが，大和国(応神天皇後裔，古代布勢君の裔，大和国葛下郡の豪族)，近江国(伊香姓，近江国伊香郡布勢より起こる)，また信濃国(更級郡布施より起こる)などにも布施氏がいる。

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