Yakushiji clan

Japanese: 薬師寺氏 - やくしじうじ

A medieval samurai family in Shimotsuke. A branch of the Oyama clan. During the Kanki era (1229-32), Oyama Tomomasa's grandson Asamura built a castle in Yakushiji, Kawachi County, Shimotsuke, and used it as his base of operations, hence the name Yakushiji. The Yakushiji clan is famous for Yakushiji Kogi, who served Takanoiwa Moronao during the Nanboku-cho civil war. Kogi fought on Moronao's side during the Kan'o Disturbance, but in February 1351 (Shohei 6/Kan'o 2), his advice to Moronao was not heeded, so he fled to Mount Koya and became a monk (under the Buddhist name Genka), and soon returned to his domain.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

下野の中世武家。小山（おやま）氏の支族。小山朝政の孫朝村が，寛喜年間(1229‐32)下野河内郡薬師寺の地に城を築き，ここを本拠として，薬師寺氏を名のったことに由来する。南北朝内乱期に高師直に仕えた薬師寺公儀(義)が有名。公儀は観応の擾乱（じようらん）のさい師直方としてたたかったが，1351年(正平6∥観応2)2月兵庫御影浜の合戦のさいにおける師直への諫言が入れられず，高野山へ逃れて出家し(法名元可)，ほどなく本領へ帰った。

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