Yamazukari - Yamaazukari

Japanese: 山預 - やまあずかり

In ancient and medieval times, this was the name of a position appointed by the kokuga in public lands and by the lord of a manor to manage and operate forests. Most were appointed by influential people in the area, and it is thought that they supervised the "yamamori" appointed by the local village headmen, collected taxes from the mountaineers, pursued bandits, and prevented excessive felling, but the specific authority and duties are not necessarily clear. The Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine Office's 731 (Tenpyo 3) comment states, "The mountaineer Ishikawa Nishikori Koroshi served the famous mountain sites." Also, the Kobe Nagabe Office of Iga Province's 946 (Tenkei 9) commentary states that a petition was filed to stop the appointment of public ronin to the mountaineer post of Nabari in the Taijingu territory.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

古代･中世において公領では国衙に，荘園では荘園領主によって補任され，山林の管理･運営などをつかさどった役職名。多くはその地域の有力者が補任され，在地の名主層から補任された〈山守〉を監督し，山手の徴収，山賊の追捕，濫伐の防止などにあたったと思われるが，具体的な権限や職務内容は必ずしも明らかでない。731年(天平3)の住吉大社司解には〈山預石川錦織許呂志奉仕山名所所在〉とある。また946年(天慶9)の伊賀国神戸長部解案によれば，公浪人をもって太神宮領の名張の山預職に補任することの停止を申し請うている。

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