Often found in literature and textbooks [ Tenkafubu ] Main seal. When you hear Tenka Fubu, you get the image of controlling the world with force, but what about the truth?
This time, it was also the slogan of Oda Nobunaga [ Tenkafubu ] I will think about it.
The beginning of Tenka Fubu
Tenka Fubu's slogan began to be used when Inabayama Castle was dropped in 1567 and the castle name was changed to Gifu. According to the literature currently found, a red seal issued to his vassal Tosada Sakai in November 1567 Is said to be the first use of Tenka Fubu.
Tenka Fubu's red seal
The above Tenka Fubu seal is Sawahiko Muneon from Seishuji Temple. Is said to have thought.
This Seishuji That is, Masahide Hirate , who is Nobunaga's guardian. Takugen was invited as the chief priest of the temple that he built to mourn his bodhi after he committed suicide.
Encounter with Nobunaga is a guardian Masahide Hirate I came to Kiyosu Castle as an educator at the request of. After Nobunaga's genpuku, he served as a staff member on Nobunaga's side. Nobuhide Oda The famous anecdote that threw incense at the funeral of Takugen Sawahiko There is also a story about it.
It was Sawahiko who proposed both Inabayama Castle and Inoguchi, a castle town at that time, as Gifu, and when Nobunaga accepted it, it seems that he trusted Sawahiko very much.
The story behind the birth of Tenka Fubu
Nobunaga, how did you go about [ Tenkafubu ? Did you decide on the slogan?
In conclusion, there is no conclusive evidence in the existing literature. However, one document is said to be a hint.
[ Sir Keigen's textbook ], In the book Emperor Ogimachi's essay is.
The content is
"This time, the genus of the nations, Yuyuki Yutake, Nagakami, Tendouyuki Sensitive Koima Musouyuki Meisho ..."
I don't know what it is because it's Chinese, but the last Kokon Musouyuki Meisho It seems that you are a master of the world. Simply put, it seems that the emperor's praise for Nobunaga's settlement of Mino and expectations for further expansion of power are written.
This draft argument is November 9, 1567 It is said that it was received by.
Let's make one hypothesis here.
The red seal received by Toshisada Sakai and others mentioned earlier. Is after November 9 If it was given to me, there may be something to do with the praise of Tenka Fubu and the praise of the ancient and modern Musouyuki masters.
In short, Nobunaga was praised by the emperor and said, "I'm so amazing, should I take the world?" ], And the catchphrase "Tenka Fubu" may have been born.
In the Warring States period, the issuance of red stamps was already popular. In famous places, the Hojo tiger imbanjo is used, and the red seal is [ Rokuju Ogaku . 】is.
Hojo family red stamp
The words in red are based on your favorite words and slogans. Nobunaga's Tenka Fubu marked his own goals. If I am, [ Kanai Anzen ] Or [ disease-free ] I think I'll do it.
What is the meaning of Tenka Fubu?
As I wrote at the beginning, [ Tenkafubu ] Was thought to be "by force ...", but in reality it seems a little different.
To make this four-letter idiom easier to read, " Put a martial art in the world ].
World Refers to the whole country. Cloth Means to govern and govern. When these two are combined, it will rule the whole country. And the rest is Takeshi However, the meaning changes considerably depending on how you interpret this.
Looking at history, it is easy to think that Nobunaga's "bu" is armed force, but "bu" here is samurai warrior . I think.
In other words, national rule by samurai It means that.
In the Middle Ages in Japan, there was an idea that the three powers governed the country in a balanced manner.
What are those three powers ...
Kuge, Samurai, Temple is.
After the Kamakura Shogunate, the samurai became the governing politics, and people tend to think of it as a samurai world, but in reality it is not that the public and temple families were powerless. Even if you actually look at history, you can see many times when public houses, samurai families, and temple families are fighting for power with each other.
Perhaps Nobunaga aimed for a pure samurai world by eliminating all the powers of the public and temple families. With that in mind, I can somehow understand the reason for the burning at Mt. Hiei, which had power at that time.
Finally ...
Tenka Fubu is national rule by samurai However, in recent research, world =nationwide It seems that it may not mean that. This is going to be a long time, so I would like to introduce it at another time.