Three types of Kokudaka(lord's official income) fraud - Katsuie Matsukura, Nobutoshi Sanada, Motohisa Osawa
The Utsunomiya clan, which ruled Shimotsuke during the medieval period, is said to be a descendant of Michikane Fujiwara, who played the...
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History and travel records
- Feb 26
- 3 min
Yoritomo and another Ichijo family
During the 65 years from the Hogen War (1156) to the Jokyu War (1221), there was a rapid change of government from the Insei to the Heike...
- Feb 23
- 4 min
Astronomical archaeology: Seimei Abe and Teika Fujiwara
Yusuke Santamaria(Japanese actor) plays Seimei Abe in the currently airing "Hikaru Kimi e". Although his appearance and role were quite...
- Feb 19
- 5 min
History changed by smallpox: the four Fujiwara brothers and Prince Sanehito
The spread of smallpox vaccination in Japan began in 1849, when the Dutch doctor Monicke in Dejima island (Dutch consulate's located) was...
- Feb 12
- 3 min
A shogun and a head of family eligible for regents with many children - Ienari Tokugawa, Harutaka Nijo
It is a well-known story that Ienari Tokugawa had many children, so I think many people know about them, but I also learned that Harutaka...
- Feb 8
- 4 min
The deaths of the Daigo family and a piece of modern Japanese history
At the end of the war, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Navy's 6th Fleet was Marquis Tadashige Daigo. The 6th Fleet was mainly made...
- Feb 2
- 3 min
The son of Kanpaku(Chancellor) who changed his career to a samurai - Masayoshi Saito and Nobuhira Takatsukasa
The first time I read Ryotaro Shiba's novel was when I was in elementary school, my father had a copy of ``Kunitori Monogatari'', and I...
- Jan 31
- 4 min
Securing an heir through ”Ryoto Tetsuritu system" (the heir is alternately chosen between 2 lines)
Whether you're a king, a general, or a company owner, it's human nature to want to choose your heir from among your children. The...
- Jan 25
- 5 min
Three types of court nobles who kill each other ~ Munenobu Kiyohara, Aritoki Ayanokoji, Arikazu Karahashi
In the NHK Taiga drama ``Hikaru Kimi e'', Kaneie Fujiwara's second son Michikane killed Mahiro's (Murasaki Shikibu) mother Chiyaha, and...
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Ends life after being exiled to the Takashima clan ~ Tadateru Matsudaira, Yoshichika Kira, Tadaatsu Mizuno
Takashima Castle, known as the Floating Castle of Suwa, was built by Takayoshi Hineno, a military commander from Mino, who received...
- Jan 16
- 3 min
A story about father and boy marrying the same woman ~ Tai no Onkata and the poet Ise
If you look at the parent-child relationships of noblemen in the Heian period, you will find incestuous marriages here and there, and I...
- Jan 14
- 4 min
Japan in the Edo period as seen by stipend(rice-production base) and population
It is said that the amount of rice that one person eats in one year is calculated as one koku, but according to the book "Atlas of Japan...
- Jan 12
- 4 min
Relative relationships between court nobles and samurai families - Konoe family, Shimazu clan, and Tsugaru clan
Japan's medieval and early modern periods can in some respects be described as a dual government between court nobles and samurai, but...
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Cool horse falls and ugly horse falls ~ Naomasa Ii and Louis III
Many people have died from falling from horses in the past and present, but most of them seem to have been caused by accidents while...
- Jan 9
- 3 min
Be careful in the bathroom: Yoshitomo Minamoto, Yoriie Minamoto, Dokan Ota, Jean-Paul Marat
Bathrooms have no choice but to be unprotected, but Japanese people probably love bathing, and they are popular as assassination sites....
- Jan 8
- 4 min
After the eldest son was the third son ~ Hideyasu Yuki and Okiaki Hosokawa
Securing an heir is an important issue, and the second son is usually kept as a spare for the eldest son, but that position is not...
- Jan 7
- 2 min
Rather than soba in Shinshu and Shinano... Soba culture moved to the Sanin area with the change of country (Matsue and Izushi)
The Echizen Matsudaira family has been a prestigious family since Tokugawa Ieyasu's second son, Hideyasu Yuki, joined Echizen Kitanosho,...
- Jan 5
- 3 min
Shameless incidents involving court nobles and monks in Edo: Inokuma Incident and Enmei-in Incident
After Sekigahara War, Ieyasu was declared shogun, and two years later, he handed over the post to Hidetada to clarify the next...
- Jan 4
- 3 min
Sengoku Noble Survival Boarding Strategy - Ouchi, Imagawa, etc.
In a separate article, I wrote about the court nobles who settled in their own manors and became feudal lords during the Sengoku period,...
- Jan 2
- 3 min
Longevity family: Shoshi Fujiwara, Kanshi Fujiwara and Sadako Shijo
In order to become the Regent and Kanpaku, it was necessary to become a maternal relative of the Emperor, that is, to have one's daughter...
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