Rengeji Temple Death Register - Rengeji Temple Death Register

Japanese: 蓮華寺過去帳 - れんげじかこちょう

A register of the deaths owned by Rengeji Temple in Banba, Maibara-cho, Sakata-gun, Shiga Prefecture. 1 volume. In 1333 (Ganko 3), after being defeated by the forces of Ashikaga Takauji, the Rokuhara army fled Kyoto, but was attacked by nearby samurai near Banba-shuku in Omi on May 9th, and in the end, Rokuhara Tandai Hojo Nakatoki and over 430 other clan supporters were either defeated or committed suicide. This register records the names, years of death, posthumous names, and death poems of the samurai who died at this time and those executed the following year at Amida-mine and Rokujo-gawara, and also includes a dedication message. Included in Gunsho Ruiju. [Inaba Shindo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

滋賀県坂田郡米原町番場の蓮華寺所蔵の過去帳。1巻。1333年(元弘3)足利高(尊)氏勢に敗れ京都を脱出した六波羅の軍勢は，5月9日近江番場宿付近で近隣の武士に襲撃され，ついに六波羅探題北条仲時以下一族与党430人余は敗死または自害を遂げた。この過去帳は，このときの死者と翌年阿弥陀峰，六条河原で誅された武士の名前と没年，法名，辞世の句を記し，回向文を付したもの。《群書類従》所収。【稲葉伸道】

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