Minamoto no Mitsunaka

A military commander in the mid-Heian period. His name was Tada Mitsunaka. He was the eldest son of Tsunemoto. He served as the governor of Musashi, Settsu, and other provinces, and was promoted to the position of Samadan and Chinjufu Shogun. In the Anna Incident that occurred in 969 (Anwa 2), he reported the plot to the Minister of the Right, Fujiwara no Morotada, and framed Minamoto no Takaakira and Fujiwara no Chiharu, and was awarded the rank of Shogoi as a reward. In the incident in 986 (Kanwa 2) in which Emperor Kazan became a monk, which was caused by Fujiwara no Kaneie and his son Michikane, he accompanied his retainers to guard the road to Gangyo-ji Temple in Yamashina to prevent any intrusions. As this example shows, Mitsunaka strengthened his influence by forming strong ties with the regent family. During the reign of Emperor Ichijo, he was recognized as a warrior. The warrior group he led is described in the Konjaku Monogatarishu, which depicts the warrior group of the mid-12th century. As a result of his position as Settsu no Kami, he settled in Tada, Settsu Province (Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture), and called himself the Tada Genji. He founded the Tada-in Temple and housed his family and retainers, thus establishing the foundation of the Settsu Genji. After becoming a monk, he took the name Mankei and was also known as Tada Shinpochii. Tada Shrine in present-day Kawanishi City is revered as the family's ancestral mausoleum.

[Oboroya Hisashi]

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平安中期の武将。多田(ただ)満仲と称す。経基(つねもと)の長男。武蔵(むさし)、摂津などの国守を歴任し左馬頭(さまのかみ)、鎮守府(ちんじゅふ)将軍となる。969年（安和2）に起きた安和(あんな)の変では、陰謀を右大臣の藤原師尹(もろただ)に密告して源高明(たかあきら)や藤原千晴(ちはる)らを陥れ、自らはその賞として正五位下に叙せられた。また986年（寛和2）に起きた藤原兼家(かねいえ)・道兼(みちかね)父子らによる花山(かざん)天皇出家事件では、山科(やましな)の元慶寺(がんぎょうじ)までの道々を郎等を従えて邪魔が入らぬよう警固にあたった。この一例からも知られるように満仲は摂関家と強く結び付くことで勢力を養った。一条(いちじょう)天皇時代には、武士として認められる存在であった。彼の率いる武士団については『今昔(こんじゃく)物語集』に描写されているが、そこには12世紀中ごろの武士団が投影されている。摂津守(かみ)を契機に摂津国多田(ただ)（兵庫県川西(かわにし)市）の地に居住して多田源氏を称し、多田院を創立して一族郎等を住まわせ、摂津源氏の基を築いた。出家して満慶(まんけい)と号し、多田新発意(しんぽちい)とも称した。現在の川西市にある多田神社は宗廟(そうびょう)としてあがめられている。

［朧谷　寿］

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