Ouchi family wall inscription

This is a collection of laws and regulations from the Ouchi clan, a feudal lord in the Muromachi period. It was compiled later from some of the laws and regulations that the Ouchi clan, who formed a large shugo domain stretching from the western Chugoku region to northern Kyushu, issued individually, and is also known by other names such as the Ouchi clan's law books. The original version, which contains laws and regulations from 1439 (Eikyou 11) to 1495 (Meio 4), is thought to have been compiled by the Ouchi clan themselves not long after August 1495. In addition to this, there are several other extant copies, including one that was significantly expanded after the fall of the Ouchi clan and one that mainly contains laws and regulations from the 16th century.

In its original form, there were many provisions regarding the control of the domain by the shugo, such as the internal control of the vassals, the reconciliation of interests between feudal lords, the regulation of traffic and distribution, military mobilization, and public order in the town of Yamaguchi, but there were few provisions regarding the control of peasants. Published versions include "Collection of Historical Materials on Medieval Legal Systems, Volume 3" and others.

[Wataru Yamada]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

室町時代の大名大内氏の法令集。中国地方西部から九州北部にかけて一大守護領国を形成した大内氏が個別に発布した法令の一部をのちに編集したもので、大内氏掟書(おきてがき)などの異称がある。1439年（永享11）から95年（明応4）までの法令を収めた原形が、95年8月以降遅くない時期に大内氏自身によって編集されたらしい。このほか、大内氏滅亡後に大幅に増補されたもの、16世紀の法令を中心とするものなど幾系列かの伝本がある。

　原形では、家臣団内部の統制、領主相互間の利害調整の規定、交通・流通の規制や軍事動員、山口の町の治安など、守護としての領国支配に関する規定は多いが、農民支配に関する規定は少ない。刊本に『中世法制史料集　第3巻』ほかがある。

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