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A life that was at the mercy of the era of Mino national guardian Toki Yorinari

Kirin comes, but Akechi Mitsuhide is the main character, and if the daimyo and human patterns around Mino Province are not unfolded, the Toki family may have been treated as a mob for the rest of their lives, but Saito Dosan and Toki served by Mitsuhide in his youth. I think the house is inseparable.

This time, I would like to introduce mainly Toki Yorinari, who appears in the Taiga drama, even for such Toki family.

Chronology of Toki Yorinari

If you check the chronology, you can grasp the flow of the person's life and at the same time understand what is happening in Japan.

Life of Toki Yorinari
  • Born in 1502 as the second son of Toki Masafusa
  • In 1517, he lost the battle with his brother, Yoritake.
  • In 1518, he raised troops again and defeated his brother, Yoritake, and banished him.
  • 1519:Lost to Yoritake with the support of Asakura
  • In 1525, raise troops again and fight with his brother
  • From 1526-1527, his concubinage Miyoshino was presented to Dosan Saito
  • Exile his brother, Yorimasa Toki, to Echizen Province in 1530
  • In 1535, he declared himself a guardian on the 17th anniversary of his father, Toki Masafusa.
  • 1536 Officially protects Mino Province
  • 1539 Established peace with his brother Toki Yorizumi
  • 1541 Saito Dosan poisons his younger brother Toki Yorinari and confronts them.
  • 1543 Toki Yorinari is banished to Owari
  • 1544 Mino invasion operation is carried out
  • 1547 Toki Yorizumi died suddenly
  • 1552 Completely banished from Mino Province
  • 1554 Retired, relying on Sengoku warlords from all over the world
  • 1582 died (age 81)

Like this Toki Yorinari Even if you look only at it, you can see that we are living a turbulent life in the struggle following the struggle for the family reign peculiar to this era. After his expulsion, he relies on daimyo from all over the world to live finely and live his longevity.

The children of Yorinari left their homes as the flagship of the Edo Shogunate, and even today, they are not directly related, but they remain.

The spectacular life of Toki Yorinari

Toki Yorinari is 1502 To the current Mino Province Guardian Daimyo of (now Gifu Prefecture) ・ Toki Masafusa I was born as the second son of. Shugoshoku is the greatest person in the country, so Mr. Toki is the greatest person in Mino Province, Saito Dosan . Mr. Saito was the guardian (the second greatest person).

1500 The situation in Mino Province at that time was that the guardian family was steadily declining immediately after Toshikuni Saito died in the war. This unstable state also creeps up on Mr. Toki.

Toki Yorinari / Yoritake Brothers fight for family reign

Father Masafusa Was fond of Yorinari and was thinking of giving up his reign in the future. Therefore, a confrontational structure called Yoritake VS Yorinari was born, 1517 . There will be a family dispute. In the first battle, Yorinari was defeated, but in the second battle, Yorinari won.

However, at this point, he was not in the position of guardian.

This long brother will be put to an end.

1535 In addition, Toki Masafusa On the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the death, Yorinari declares to the people around him that he is a legitimate successor to the Toki clan. Naturally, Yorizumi Toki was the son of his brother who had been banished. Is furious and raises troops again. The third brother Genka started again.

In the midst of the conflict, Yorinari reconciled with the enemy characters, consolidating the surroundings and hunting down Yorizumi, and as a result, the long battle for the family reign was put to an end 1536 . Mino Province Guardian by Royal Charter It became official.

In this way Toki Yorinari Seemed to have reconciled with his parents and officially seized power in Mino Province, but the life of the fall awaited from here.





The rise of Dosan Saito

It seemed that he had won the battle for the Toki clan and seized the power of Mino Province, but 1541 Shugodai, Saito Dosan Will assassinate Yorinari's younger brother, Yorinari.

This is a kick, and a crack will occur between the guardian Toki Yorinari and the guardian Dosan Saito.

In addition, Dosan was 1543 . Yorizumi Toki , the son of a reconciled brother I wondered if I had banished him to Echizen, but this time I would ban Toki Yorinari to Owari. However, Yorinari is not silent, and his wife's parents' home, Rokkaku and Owari's Oda Nobuhide , Yorizumi Toki who was once in conflict We will also be on your side and make a plan to capture Mino with the aim of returning to Mino Province.

At that time, there was still little backing Saito Dosan Because it was, both sides went up and down 1546 , Toki Yorinari's Mino guardianship is handed over to Yorizumi Both companies will reconcile with each other. At this time, Dosan's daughter, Return Butterfly Is said to have been married to Yorizumi.

I thought the case seemed to be resolved, but Dosan Saito can prepare a new move.

1547 In addition, Yorizumi Toki Suddenly died. This was described in the taiga drama, but it is also said to be the murder of Dosan Saito. As a result, as everyone knows, the return butterfly who was married to Yorizumi also returned to the Saito family and then married to Nobunaga Oda.

In this way, Toki Yorinari from the sudden death of Yorizumi Return to Guardianship I did, but at this time Saito Dosan The hierarchical relationship with Mino was reversed, and the Mino guardian was just a decoration.

1548 Nobuhide Oda and Dosan Saito Due to the peace of the world, his daughter, Kyoucho, will be married to Nobunaga Oda, and the battle between Mino and Owari, who have been fighting for a long time, will be settled. Therefore, Toki Yorinari, who lost the backing of Owari, was banished again by Dosan Saito in 1552 and was taken care of by Mr. Rokkaku, the wife of his sister.

A nomadic life that has changed from place to place

The exiled Yorinari began a life of changing the origins of various daimyo, including Mr. Rokkaku.

Eventually, he will move to Mr. Takeda in Kai Province.

In the meantime, Oda Nobunaga's 1582 became a major force. During the conquest of Koshu, Yorinari, who was protected by Mr. Takeda, was discovered. He returned to Mino Province and died half a year later at the age of 81.

I don't know how much Toki Yorinari is described in the NHK Taiga drama Kirin ga Kuru, but since Akechi Mitsuhide, who served Dosan Saito, is drawn, I think he is an important person in the early stages of the drama. It seems.