Yugi Palace

The palace of Emperor Shotoku was located in Yuge-go, Wakae-gun, Kawachi Province. Yuge-go was the birthplace of Dokyo, who was favored by Emperor Shotoku. During his visit to Kii in 765 (Tenpyo Jingo 1), Emperor Shotoku set up a temporary palace here and stopped by to pay a visit to Yuge-ji Temple. At that time, Dokyo, who held the position of Minister of State and Zen Master, was given the new position of Grand Minister of State and Zen Master. Four years later, in 769 (Jingo Keiun 3), immediately after Dokyo's succession to the throne due to a divine oracle from Usa Hachiman was prevented by Wake no Kiyomaro and others, the Emperor visited Yugi Palace again, set up a temporary shop at Ryuge-ji Temple, and gathered the townspeople of Kawachi. Yugi Palace was named Saikyo, and the Kawachi Province where it was located was renamed Kawachishiki. In the following year, 770 (the 1st year of the Hōki era), the houses of peasants in the three counties of Ogata, Wakae, and Takayasu, which were within the territory of the Yugi Palace, were purchased, and the Yugi Grand Priest was appointed as the construction chief priest to proceed with construction. The Emperor also visited the palace, but he fell ill during this time and passed away after returning to Heijo-kyō, and it is thought that the palace fell into decline after that. It is said that the original site was around Yaogi in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, but the remains are unclear.

[Hongo Masatoshi]

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河内国若江郡(わかえぐん)弓削郷(ゆげごう)に所在した称徳天皇の宮。弓削郷は称徳天皇に寵遇された道鏡の出身地であり、765年（天平神護1）の紀伊行幸の際に、称徳天皇はこの地に行宮(あんぐう)を設けて立ち寄り、弓削寺に参詣した。この時、大臣禅師の地位にあった道鏡に新たに太政大臣禅師の地位を与えた。4年後の769年（神護景雲3）、宇佐八幡の神託による道鏡の皇位継承が和気清麻呂(わけのきよまろ)らにより阻まれた直後に、天皇は再び由義宮に行幸し、竜華寺に仮店舗を置き、河内の市人を集めた。由義宮を西京と称させ、所在の河内国を河内職(かわちしき)と改めた。翌770年（宝亀1）には、由義宮の領域に入る大県(おおがた)・若江・高安(たかやす)3郡の百姓の宅を買い入れ、造由義大宮司を任命して造営を進めた。天皇も宮に行幸したが、この時病となり平城京に戻って崩御し、以後、宮は衰退したと考えられる。現大阪府八尾市(やおし)八尾木(やおぎ)の辺りが故地と伝えられるが、遺構などは定かでない。

［本郷真紹］

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