Kanamura Otomo

Date of birth and death unknown. A powerful clan from the end of the 5th century to the first half of the 6th century. Omuraji during the reigns of Buretsu, Keitai, Ankan, and Senka. Son of Otomo Katari. After the death of Emperor Ninken, he destroyed the Heguri clan and enthroned Emperor Buretsu. Since there was no heir to the throne after Buretsu's death, Kanemura consulted with his ministers and welcomed Emperor Keitai, the 5th generation descendant of Emperor Ojin, from Echizen. In 512 (Emperor Keitai 6), he accepted Kudara's request to cede the four provinces of Mimana, and in 527, when Tsukushi no Kuni no Miyatsuko Iwai rebelled, he fought alongside Mononobe no Arakai and put down the rebellion. Later, during the quiet period, he worked hard to increase the number of Miyake (storehouses), but in 540 (Emperor Kinmei 1), when he accompanied Emperor Kinmei on his visit to Naniwa, he was accused by Mononobe no Okoshi and others of being responsible for the cession of the four provinces of Mimana, leading to his downfall and his retirement to his residence in Sumiyoshi. The Otomo clan gradually declined after this.

[Yasutami Suzuki]

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生没年不詳。5世紀末から6世紀前半にかけての豪族。武烈(ぶれつ)・継体(けいたい)・安閑(あんかん)・宣化(せんか)朝の大連(おおむらじ)。大伴談(かたり)の子。仁賢(にんけん)天皇の死後、平群(へぐり)氏を滅ぼし、武烈天皇を即位させた。武烈の死後、皇位継承者がなかったため、金村は群臣と諮って、応神(おうじん)天皇5世孫という継体天皇を越前(えちぜん)より迎えた。512年（継体天皇6）百済(くだら)が任那(みまな)の4県の割譲を望んだのを認め、527年の筑紫国造(つくしのくにのみやつこ)磐井(いわい)の反乱に際しては、大連物部麤鹿火(もののべのあらかい)とともに戦って平定した。その後、安閑期には屯倉(みやけ)の増設に尽力したが、540年（欽明天皇1）欽明(きんめい)天皇の難波(なにわ)行幸に従ったとき、物部尾輿(おこし)らに先の任那4県割譲の責任を糾弾されて失脚し、住吉(すみのえ)の宅に引退した。大伴氏はこれ以降しだいに衰退した。

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