Taira no Yoshifumi( bình lương văn ) was asamuraiand military lord of theHeian period.Called the "father ofMusashi Plaindevelopment, "the eight Taira clans of East Japan are said to have descended from him. He was also known asMuraoka Gorō.
Life
editYoshifumi was born inKyoto,the fifth son ofTaira no Takamochi(Prince Takamochi). He was the great-great-grandson ofEmperor Kanmu.
Yoshifumi is said to have been a brave warlord with a gentle appearance. He was also known as Muraoka Gorō, which derives from Muraoka, though it is disputed whether this refers to Muraoka in Kamakura,Sagami Province(present-dayFujisawa,Kanagawa Prefecture) orŌsato,Musashi Province(present-dayKumagaya,Saitama Prefecture).[1]
When his father Takamochi was sent to the east in 898, the sons of his official wife,Taira no Kunika,Taira no Yoshikane,andTaira no Yoshimochi,followed him, but as the son of his concubine, Yoshifumi, did not.
In 923, at the age of 36, Yoshifumi received an imperial edict fromEmperor Daigoto "quench the bandits in Sagami Province" and went to theeast regionto defeat them.
In 940, the death ofTaira no Masakadowas reported to the capital inGeki Nikki,indicating that Yoshifumi had joined the side ofFujiwara no HidesatoandTaira no Sadamori.[2]
There is no mention of Yoshifumi inShōmonki,and his detailed movements during theJōhei Tengyō Warare unknown. However, it is speculated that he may have been in Muraoka in Musashi Province or in Sagami Province and fought on Masakado's side.Taira no Shigemori,who opposed Masakado, was called "a mortal enemy" by his son Tadayori, and it is therefore assumed that Yoshifumi was a close associate of Masakado.[3]However, there is a theory that identifies a "Taira no Yoshi", who is said to have first reported about the death of Masakado, as Taira no Yoshifumi and that he had in fact been on the opposing side of Masakado.[4]Furthermore, according toGenpei Tōjōroku,he was adopted by Masakado, his nephew, and became his heir.[1]
InKonjaku Monogatari,Yoshifumi is seen fighting againstMinamoto no Atsuru.[1]
Genealogy
editYoshifumi was called the "father ofMusashi Plaindevelopment, "and the eight Taira clans of Bandō (East Japan) are all listed inThe Tale of the Heikeand other works as descendants of Yoshifumi. Regardless of whether this is all true, his role in the development of Musashi Plain was by all means essential.[1]
As Yoshifumi does not appear inShōmonki,and because there is contradictory information regarding the genealogy of the eight Bandō Taira clans inSonpi Bunmyaku,there are also historians who point out the possibility of clans that had no relation to Taira no Takamochi to have used a deceptive name.[5]
References
edit- ^abcdNihon dai hyakka zensho.Shōgakkan. 1989. Bình lương văn.ISBN4-09-526001-7.OCLC14970117.
- ^Kawajiri, Akio (2009).Shōmonki o yomu.Yoshikawa Kōbunkan. Thiên khánh 3 niên 2 nguyệt 25 nhật điều.ISBN978-4-642-07159-8.OCLC310392703.
- ^Hirano, Kunio (2006).Nihon kodai chūsei jinmei jiten.Seiichirō Seno (Dai 1-han ed.). Yoshikawa Kōbunkan. p. 596.ISBN4-642-01434-9.OCLC76889466.
- ^Suzuki, Tetsuo; linh mộc triết hùng (2012).Taira no Masakado to Tōgoku Bushidan.p. 172.ISBN978-4-642-06440-8.OCLC808340713.
- ^Ōta, Akira (1963).Seishi kakei daijiten.Kazutoshi Ueda, Sanji Mikami, lượng (1884-1956) thái điền. Kadokawa Shoten. p. 3584.ISBN4040302206.OCLC977464461.