Mr. Toki was a samurai from the Kamakura period to the Edo period, and follows the tradition of Seiwa Genji.
During the Nanbokucho period, he served as a guardian of Mino Province and was active as a part of the shogunate as a samurai-dokoro of the Muromachi shogunate. In the heyday, Mino / Ise / Owari Became a guardian daimyo who owns three countries.
During the Warring States period, Toki as a daimyo was destroyed by Dosan Saito's Gekokujo.
Today, I would like to introduce Mr. Toki, who was served by Mr. Akechi.
Mr. Toki, the guardian of Mino Province
Mr. Toki is Hitachi / Kazusa besides Mino Province. It was also scattered in the Kanto region.
It is said that Mr. Toki started when the descendants of Genryokuni settled in Toki-gun, Mino.
The ancestor is Toki Kosatsu The theory is now considered to be influential.
In the Kamakura period, Kosho, who became a gokenin with the establishment of the Shogunate of Yoritomo, remains in the historical materials of the Edo period, which is said to have ruled Mino as a guardian of Mino, but its credibility seems to be low.
1221 In the Jokyu War, Mino became the main battlefield, and Emperor Go-Toba In both cases, the name of Judge Toki was written in historical materials and it seems that he was active. Third generation Kosada At that time, 9th sovereignty, Sadatoki Hojo It can be said that Mr. Toki was in a strong position in the shogunate because he was a daughter of.
Over the Kamakura period, Mr. Toki established many popular styles in Mino and was named after the family crest [ Kikyo Ikki . ] I made a samurai corps called. Among them, Akechi Is included.
Mr. Toki, who reached the peak of the Northern and Southern Dynasties
1324 Emperor Go-Daigo Midline Then, Toki Yorisada It remains in Taiheiki that is playing an active role.
Mr. Takauji Ashikaga and Yoshisada Nitta in 1331 By Genko War However, Yorisada was on his side and fought with Takauji even in the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Mino Mamoru . Is ordered to In this way, Toki became a powerful samurai in Mino Province, which supports the Ashikaga clan.
Toki Yorisada Reien who took over the guardianship from Is active in battle, but his arrogant behavior exceeds the limit, and Emperor Kogon causes a wolf case and is executed, but Yoriyasu In the era of Takauji Ashikaga, if he sided with his parents and children, he would grow up to be a daimyo who also served as a guardian of Owari and Ise in addition to Mino.
At this time, Mr. Toki headed for the heyday and was added to the shogunate's appraisal, and gained a firm position as a shukuro since the establishment of the shogunate.
* The interesting life of Toki Yorien is written here for your reference.
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Strengthening power by the third shogun, Yoshimitsu
Yoriyasu, who created the heyday of Toki, 1387 When he dies, Yasuyuki takes over the territory.
However, the target of power strengthening measures of the third shogun, Yoshimitsu's shogun. Even Mr. Imagawa, who is a member of the Ashikaga clan, became the target.
The treatment of Mr. Toki under this policy is owned by two countries, Mino and Ise . Only Owari Is split into his younger brother, Mitsusada It has been done. Yasuyuki, who was dissatisfied with this treatment, was subdued by the shogunate, and the Mino guardian was his uncle Yorita . Toki Nishiikeda The house became the mainstream of Mr. Toki.
Mr. Toki, who was called the guardian of Ise and became the guardian of Mino Province, but Yasuyuki was chased from his house in 1391 . Myotoku no Ran Recognized for his struggle in Ise guardianship Did. This line of Yasuyuki is Toki Saho family Is called.
On the other hand, Mitsusada of Owari guardian was stripped of Owari guardian because of his cowardly behavior, and then Shiba inherited the guardianship . It will be done. In this way, as Yoshimitsu Ashikaga expected, Toki's power lost Owari guardianship . , House can be divided into two It was a big diversion.
That said, Toki succeeded the Mino guardianship. Reliance Was excellent in courage and made many achievements in battles, and was listed in the Hyōjōshū as a family of seven shogunate heads, and gained a position as a major figure in the shogunate.
During the subjugation of Toki Yasuyuki, many of Toki's general styles followed Yasuyuki, so Mino Shugoshoku and Yorita's Toki Nishi Ikeda family Then, the guardian of Tomishima and Saito of the foreigners Will be used as important.
After that, in Mino Province, Mr. Tomishima and Mr. Saito, the guardian lords, fought and the Mino confusion of the internal turmoil that involved the whole of Mino occurred and Mr. Saito won. You will be able to grasp it.
The appearance of Dosan Saito and the expulsion of Toki Yorinari
1467 Onin War When that happened, Toki Shigeyori joined the Western Army.
In this turbulence, Toshinaga Saito's younger brother, Myochin Saito, took an active part in driving out the eastern army of Mino Province, expanding his power to Owari, Ise, Omi, and Hida, and Myochin became a major figure in the western army. ..
This Saito Myochin Is Asakura Takakage in Echizen At the same time, he is a famous person as a military commander of Gekokujo, whose guardianship surpassed the power of guardianship in this era.
1480 When Shugodai Saito Myochin dies, two nephews fight Civilization Mino's Ran Toki Shigeyori 1495 At the same time, he tried to abandon his firstborn Masafusa and take over Motoyori, the youngest child.
When Masafusa succeeded Mr. Toki, he fought with his firstborn son, Yorinari, in order to pass it on to his second son, Yorinari, and won in 1519. However, the Koichi Nagai faction of the Saito clan emerged, and in 1530, Toki Yorinari was set as the head of the family, and Mino took control.
After that, Saito Dosan Appeared, and Mino Toki was destroyed by expulsion of Mino guardian Toki Yorinari, who was nothing more than a decoration.
Yorinari's younger brother, Haruyori, is Hitachi Edosaki Toki family Yorinari, who was chased by Mino, moved to his younger brother, who governs the area around Inashiki City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Later, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered Odawara, the Hitachi Edosaki Toki family also lost their territory.
Toki Yorinari chased by Mino Survived until 1582, and the child will serve the Edo Shogunate as Hatamoto. The descendants of Haruyori of the Hitachi Edosaki Toki family served the Kishu Tokugawa family and became a vassal when Yoshimune became a shogun.
Mr. Toki and Mitsuhide Akechi
There are various denominations of Toki, but one of them was Akechi, who was at Mino Akechi-so, so he started to call himself Akechi. It is widely known to the world due to the appearance of Akechi Mitsuhide, who served Nobunaga Oda during the Warring States period.
However, not only during the Warring States period, the name was often changed many times in one generation, so it is a fact that there are many uncertainties from the name of Akechi Mitsuhide's father.
Even in historical materials, Mitsuhide's father is Mitsutaka, Mitsutsuna, Mitsukuni . Although they are said to be the same person, they are making a decisive move. Nevertheless, it is certain that Mitsuhide has appeared from the Toki clan Akechi.
Mr. Akechi was Mino Kuni Toki Yorisada during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Nine son's Yorimoto Nagayama's descendant It has been with.
Saito Dosan However, when he took control of Mino Province in Gekokujo against Mr. Toki, he quickly joined the group and succeeded in keeping his family alive. When the Saito clan was destroyed by Nobunaga Oda, Mitsuhide fell and the clan was spared.
I will write the footsteps after that on another occasion, but it is said that Mr. Toki, who became the lord of the Ueno Numata feudal lord in the Edo period and returned to the daimyo, follows the flow of Mr. Akechi, and the text left in the Toki family is before Mitsuhide. It seems to be an important historical material to know Mr. Akechi.
Speaking of Mitsuhide's lineage, his daughter, Gracia, married Tadaoki Hosokawa and continues to this day.