Yoshihiro Matsumae

The first lord of the Matsumae Domain. The third son of Kakizaki Suehiro. Born on September 3, 1551. His childhood name was Shinzaburo, and he inherited the family headship in 1582 (Tensho 10). In 1590, he deployed a strategy to approach the central government after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Oshu punishment, and in the same year, he went to Kyoto to meet Hideyoshi. The following year, he joined Hideyoshi's army in the Kunohe Masazane Rebellion, and when Hideyoshi began his invasion of Korea in 1592 (Bunroku 1), he quickly joined Hideyoshi's camp in Nagoya, Hizen (Saga Prefecture), and the following year, he received a red seal letter from Hideyoshi officially recognizing his rule over Ezo. As a result, he escaped from the control of the Ando clan and gained the status of lord of Ezo Island, but in 1699 (Keicho 4), he changed his surname to Matsumae, and in 1604 (Keicho 9), he received a black seal from Tokugawa Ieyasu officially recognizing his exclusive rights to trade with Ezo, and established his status as a modern daimyo. Yoshihiro was more of a politician with political power and diplomatic ability than a military commander, and played an extremely important role in the establishment of the Matsumae Domain. He died on October 12, 1622.

[Susumu Enomori]

"Newly compiled history of Hokkaido, Volume 2, General Theory 1" (1937, Hokkaido Prefectural Government)" ▽ "Newly compiled Narrative clan history, Volume 1" edited by Kanai En and Murai Masuo (1975, Shinjinbutsu Oraisha)" ▽ "Matsumae Town History, General Theory, Volume 1, Part 1" (1984, Matsumae Town)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

松前藩初代藩主。蠣崎季広(かきざきすえひろ)の第3子。天文(てんぶん)17年9月3日生まれ。幼名を新三郎と称し、1582年（天正10）家督を相続した。90年豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉の奥州仕置を契機に中央接近策を展開、同年上洛(じょうらく)して秀吉に謁した。翌年の九戸政実(くのへまさざね)の乱には秀吉軍について参陣、さらに92年（文禄1）秀吉の朝鮮侵略が開始されると、いち早く肥前名護屋(なごや)（佐賀県）の秀吉の陣中に馳(は)せ参じ、翌年秀吉より蝦夷(えぞ)地支配公認の朱印状を得た。これにより安東(あんどう)氏の支配を脱し、蝦夷(えぞ)島主たる地位を得たが、99年（慶長4）に氏を松前と改め、1604年（慶長9）徳川家康より蝦夷地交易の独占権を公認する黒印(こくいん)状を得て、近世大名としての地位を確立した。慶広は、武将というより政治力と外交能力にたけた政治家というべく、松前藩の成立期に果たした役割はすこぶる大きい。元和(げんな)2年10月12日没。

［榎森　進］

『『新撰北海道史　第2巻　通説1』（1937・北海道庁）』▽『金井圓・村井益男編『新編物語藩史　第1巻』（1975・新人物往来社）』▽『『松前町史　通説編　第1巻　上』（1984・松前町）』

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