Munakata Family Records

Japanese: 宗像氏事書 - むなかたしことがき

This is a basic law for governing the Munakata Shrine territory, enacted on January 9, 1313 (Showa 2) by Munakata Ujimori, the former Daiguji of Munakata Taisha Shrine. It consists of 13 articles in total. A basic law called "Osatsu" was enacted and issued on February 8, 1259 (Shogen 1), about 50 years earlier, regarding the performance and worship of Shinto and Buddhist ceremonies, the repair and construction of various shrines and temples, agricultural promotion, and other administrative and miscellaneous duties. This document was enacted as a supplement to this "Osatsu." Ujimori had handed over the duties of Daiguji and other territorial titles to his young eldest son Matsuhoshimaru (Ujinori) on October 9, 1312, the previous year, and enacted this document in response to the serious situation of the change of Daiguji and the increase in annual tax due to the Munakata Shrine being directly under the control of the shogunate.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

宗像大社前大宮司宗像氏盛によって，1313年(正和2)正月9日に制定された宗像神社領支配のための基本的法規。全文13ヵ条より成る。神事･仏事の興行･勤行，諸社･寺堂の修造･修理，勧農以下所務･雑務については，これをさかのぼる50年ほど前の1259年(正元1)2月8日に《大札》と称する基本法規が制定発布されており，この事書はこの《大札》を前提とし，それを補うものとして制定されたものである。氏盛は前年の1312年10月9日に幼少の嫡子松法師丸(氏範)に大宮司職以下の所領所職を譲与しており，大宮司の交替，宗像社の幕府直領化による年貢の増加という重大事態に対応するためこれを制定した。

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