Tadayoshi Ouchi - Ouchi Koreyoshi

Japanese: 大内惟義 - おおうち・これよし

Years of birth: unknown A military commander in the early Kamakura period. Great-grandson of Minamoto Yoshimitsu and son of Hiraga Yoshinobu. He fought alongside Minamoto Yoshitsune in the Battle of Ichinotani (1184), and was appointed Shugo of Iga Province shortly after. The name Ouchi comes from Ouchi-sho (Ueno City) in the province, but it is not clear whether Koreyoshi based his base there at the time, or whether he had been based there for some time before. He was instrumental in the suppression of both Ise and Iga provinces, and in Bunji 1 (1185) he was appointed Sagami no Kami. After the death of Minamoto no Yoritomo, he seems to have spent a lot of time in Kyoto, arresting Goto Motokiyo and others, and pursuing the remnants of Kajiwara Kagetoki. He also began to serve the retired Emperor Gotoba. He maintained his position well as the Minamoto clan was eliminated one after another, and he was appointed Shugo of several provinces, Suruga no Kami, Shuri Gon no Daifu, etc. He is thought to have died around Jokyu 1 (1219).

(Kazuto Hongo)

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Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
鎌倉初期の武将。源義光の曾孫で平賀義信の子。一の谷の戦(1184)では源義経に従って戦い,その直後に伊賀国守護に任じられた。大内の呼称は同国大内庄(上野市)に由来するが,惟義がこのときに同庄に本拠をおいたのか,あるいは以前からなのか,定かではない。伊勢,伊賀両国の鎮圧に功があり,文治1(1185)年には相模守に任じられた。源頼朝の死後は在京することが多かったようで,後藤基清らの逮捕,梶原景時の残党の追捕などを行っている。また後鳥羽上皇にも仕えるようになった。源氏一門が次々と排除されていくなかでよくその地位を保ち,数カ国の守護を兼任,駿河守,修理権大夫などに任じた。承久1(1219)年ごろに死去したと思われる。

(本郷和人)

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