Moji clan

Japanese: 門司氏 - もじうじ

Also called "Monji." In the Middle Ages, this samurai family had influence in the Moji area, located at the northern tip of Kyushu. It is said to have begun in 1244 (Kangen 2), when Fujiwara no Chikafusa, a retainer of the shogunate, was granted six Moji territories. They were originally called the Shimousa clan. As a key transportation point, Mojiseki became the territory of the regent Hojo clan, and the Shimousa clan was its vassal. After the Northern and Southern Courts period, the area became more indigenous and came to be called the Moji clan. Ikawa, Yanagi, Ozumi, Katano, Kusuhara, and Yoshishi are known as the Moji Rokkago, and the Moji clan was divided into these six families. During the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts, Chikayori of the Ikawa lineage was based in Sarugaku Castle and fought on the side of the Southern Court's Imperial Court, while Chikasuke of the Katano lineage was based in Mojiseki Castle and fought on the side of the Northern Court's samurai.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

〈もんじ〉ともいう。中世，九州の北端にある門司近辺に勢力のあった武家。1244年(寛元2)に御家人藤原親房が門司領6ヵ所を賜ったのに始まるという。もと下総氏を称する。門司関は交通の要所として執権北条氏の所領となり，下総氏はその被官であった。南北朝以降土着化が進み門司氏と称するようになる。伊川，柳，大積，片野，楠原，吉志を門司六ヵ郷といい，門司氏もこの6家に分かれる。南北朝の動乱では，伊川系の親頼が猿喰城に拠り南朝宮方に属し，片野系の親資は門司関城に拠って北朝武家方として戦った。

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