Munehiro Yuki

A military commander during the Kamakura and Northern and Southern Court periods. His names were Magoshichi, Saemonnojo, and Kozukenosuke. He shaved his head and took the name Michitada. He was the son of Sukehiro, ancestor of the Shirakawa Yuki clan. In 1323 (Ganko 3), he donated money on the 13th anniversary of the death of Hojo Sadatoki, and in 1332 (Ganko 2), he served as an envoy to transfer land within Yoshima-no-sho. He built close ties with the Hojo clan and played an important role in southern Oshu, but in the following year (1330), after receiving an imperial decree from Prince Moriyoshi and an imperial decree from Emperor Godaigo, he followed Nitta Yoshisada and took Kamakura. In the same year, when Kitabatake Akiie was appointed governor of Mutsu Province, he assisted him, and in 35 (Kenmu 2), he was included in the Shikihyojoshu (Councillors' Council) along with his eldest son Chikatomo. In 36 (Engen 1, Kenmu 3), he led a large army of Mutsu together with Akiie, heading westward, driving Ashikaga Takauji to Kyushu. In the following year, he left Oshu again to pursue Takauji, but failed and fled to Yoshino. The following year, Akiie and Yoshisada were killed in battle, so he set sail from Ise Ominato with the aim of rebuilding the Southern Court's power in Oshu, but was blown back by a storm in the Tenryu Nada Sea, and died of illness on October 5, 38 (also called November 21) at Ise Komyo-ji Temple. In April 1903, he handed over his territory to his eldest grandson Akitomo, who inherited the Shirakawa Yuki clan.

[Takao Ichimura]

"Yuki Munehiro Memorial Association, ed., published "Yuki Munehiro" (1941)" ▽ "Fukushima Prefecture History, General History Vol. 1" (1969, Fukushima Prefecture)

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鎌倉・南北朝時代の武将。孫七、左衛門尉(さえもんのじょう)、上野介(こうずけのすけ)。剃髪(ていはつ)して道忠と号す。白河(しらかわ)結城氏の祖祐広(すけひろ)の子。1323年（元亨3）北条貞時(さだとき)の十三回忌に銭を進献、32年（元弘2）好島庄(よしまのしょう)内の土地の打渡しの使節を務めるなど、北条氏と緊密な関係を結んで南奥州で重きをなしたが、翌33年護良(もりよし)親王の令旨(りょうじ)、後醍醐(ごだいご)天皇の綸旨(りんじ)を得ると新田義貞(にったよしさだ)に従い鎌倉を落とした。同年北畠顕家(きたばたけあきいえ)が陸奥国司(むつこくし)に任じられるとこれを補佐し、35年（建武2）長子親朝(ちかとも)とともに式評定衆(しきひょうじょうしゅう)に列した。36年（延元1・建武3）顕家とともに陸奥の大軍を率いて西上、足利尊氏(あしかがたかうじ)を九州へ走らせ、翌37年ふたたび尊氏追討のために奥州をたったが失敗、吉野に逃れた。翌年、顕家、義貞が相次いで戦死したため、奥州における南朝勢力再建を企図し、伊勢大湊(いせおおみなと)を出航したが天竜灘(なだ)で暴風にあって吹き戻され、38年10月5日（11月21日ともいう）伊勢光明寺で病没した。なお36年4月嫡孫顕朝(あきとも)に所領を譲り、白河結城氏を継承させている。

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『結城宗広事蹟顕彰会編・刊『結城宗広』（1941）』▽『『福島県史　通史編1』（1969・福島県）』

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