In general, Akichi Mitsuhide is from the Toki Akichi family of Mino. The Ogawa drama " Kirin is Coming " broadcasted by Japan NHK TV in 2020 also adopted this statement, depicting the story of Akichi Mitsuhide's first half of his life.
According to the records in the military record "Akimatsu Military Record" written in the Edo period, Akimatsu Mitsuhide mentioned in his death sentence that his life was a "fifty-five-year dream". Therefore, if this sentence of resignation is reversed, Akimatsu Mitsuhide was born in the first year of Xianglu (1528). However, according to another military record "Contemporary Records" that "Mysterious (Shi) was 67 years old" in the tenth year of Nakamoto, Akichi Mitsuhide's birth year can be reversed to the 13th year of Yongzheng (1516), and he was already a little old man during the change of Honnoji.
No matter what year Akechi Mitsuhide was born, in the decades of life, what really attracted people was just more than ten years after Nobunaga was on Luo. Before Oda Nobunaga was on Luo, Akechi Mitsuhide's origin, identity, and movements were all mysteries. Just like Oda Nobunaga's other retainer Hideyoshi Hashiba, if you want to understand Akechi Mitsuhide's first half of your life, you can only refer to military notes with low credibility. So, what are the statements about Akechi Mitsuhide's origin? According to the research so far, which statement is slightly more credible?
Toki and Akichi
Toki are famous families of Mino Genji. Its ancestors were descendants of Genji Genji, the descendant of Genji Genji Genji Genji. He has settled in Mino Country since the Heian era. Later, he followed the first general Genji Genji Genji Genji , and became one of the Imperial family members of Kamakura Shogun. After the demise of the Kamakura Shogunate, Japan entered the Southern and Northern Dynasties era. The Toki clan followed the Ashikagashi Tsuna of the Northern Dynasties and made great achievements. Therefore, when the Ashikagashi Tsuna established the Muromachi Shogunate, it conferred the guardianship of Mino to the Toki clan.
In the country of Minon, there are two manors called "Mingzhi Village", one in Keer County and the other in Huina County. Huina County is the territory of the Mino Toyama clan, so the Huina Akichi clan is actually a tributary of the Toyama clan. The Akichichong of Keer County is the base of the Toki Akichi clan.
Muromachi Shogunate does not have a "Imperial Country" directly under the Kamakura Shogunate. In addition to trade and money contribution, the economic foundation of the Muromachi Shogunate only has scattered manors scattered throughout the country. Therefore, the military basis of the Muromachi shogunate in Kyoto actually comes from the military support of various countries to protect Daimai. During the third generation of the general Ashikaga Yoshiman, the Muromachi Shogun established the direct armed forces of "People" of the Shogun , the shogun 2. Most of the members of the public were from the common people guarded by various countries. As the Toki clan, the Toki Akichi clan naturally became one of the shoguns.
In the list of "Wen'an Middle-Year Imperial Accounts" made by the thirteenth generation general Ashikaga Yoshihiro period, there is a guy called "Ashizhi Zhongwu Shaofu". This person should be the descendant of the Ashizhi family of Fengpu. As the general's direct minister, he has a very high family status. However, in the list of "Hisanoki's sixth year of service members" created during the 15th generation general Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Yihui's younger brother), the guy with the word "Smart" Miao is no longer a member of the crowd, but is just a "four young man" with a low status.
Is "small wisdom" the descendant of "small wisdom"? Is it related to "small wisdom"? Unfortunately, there is currently no evidence that the two are related. "There are many wisdoms" may have been extinct by Ashikaga Yoshiaki's period, or it may have been extinct because the extinct welcomed the samurai with a lower status, so it has fallen to the position of "the most wisdoms". Of course there is another possibility, we will talk about it later.
Akichi's internal strife
According to the historical records of Toki's family, in the second year of Changlu (1458), Shogunate Ashikaga Yoshimasato went to Toki's residence in Kyoto as a guest. Toki presented armor to the general. At that time, the Akichi Rai Shang, who was born in Toki's Akichi family, was next to the armor cabinet.After entering the Yingren Rebellion, Akihira Lai Shang followed Toki Seira and joined the Western Army. After being defeated, he returned to the territory of Mino.
Archietsu's family map
According to the series compiled by later generations, in the second year of Yande (1490), a territorial dispute occurred between the Mingzhi Xuanxuan of the Mingzhi family and the local Mingzhi Lai Shang and Mingzhi Lai Dian. For the sake of reading, the following will be called Hyogo Tou Xuanxuan, the Super League of the Super League, Lai Shang, and Ministry of War Shao Sui Lai Dian. The territory of the Feng public is usually the shogun's imperial warehouse. Since the Warring States Period, the shogun's imperial warehouses scattered in various places have been occupied by local samurai. At that time, the shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshita (Yiyoshi and Yoshisuke) was a general known for his toughness. He ruled that the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the suspicion of the
In the fourth year of Mingying (1495), the Ministry of War Young Master Lai Dian and Hyogo Tou Xuanxuan reached a peace agreement without authorization, and decided to each take half of the disputed land. However, Lai Dian, the young assistant to the Ministry of War, seemed to have not said hello to his father. In the second year of Wengui (1502), Lai Dian broke up with his father Lai Shang. The general manager Lai Shang deprived Lai Dian of his inheritance rights in the name of "unfilial piety" and handed over it to Lai Dian's younger brother Lai Ming. The Ministry of War's young assistant, who was deprived of his territory, was Akichi Mitsuhide's grandfather. The group of Lai Dian, who lost his territory, had to wander around Mino.
However, there are two very big questions in this "Smart Picture".
One of them, Akichi Mitsuhide's father in this picture is Akichi Mitsuhide, but there is no evidence that Lai Dian and Mitsuhide are father-son relationships. You should know that Akechi Mitsuhide's father's name has different records such as Mitsutaka, Mitsutaka, and Mitsukoku, and his experiences are also different. Mitsuhide's father seemed to have created a figure to make Mitsuhide climb to Akichi's clan, leaving no trace in history.
Mingzhizhuang's location
Secondly, there is no clear evidence that Lai Shang once hadMingzhizhuang. The disputed territory between the Sushuo family and the Hyogo Tou family was "Maki, Kasawara, Tudi, Hoshino, Kashida, Taniguchi", while the territory that Maki Rai Shang deprived and transferred was also "Maki, Kasawara, Tuchi (Da) Bancun, Hoshino Bancun".
So, if the family line in "The Wise Map" is real, why did Akichi Mitsuhide's ancestors in "The Wise Map" not have "wise"? Let's talk about this later.
The first half of mystical life
According to the records of "The Old Records of Mino" and "The Military Records of Akichi Mitsuhide", Akichi Mitsuhide's first half of his life and his ancestors' experiences are somewhat different from "The Picture of Akichi".
Akechi Mitsuhide's father Akechi Mitsuhide died early.Akechi Mitsuhide inherited the family governor when he was young, and his uncle Akechi Mitsuhide was his descendant. At that time, the guardian Toki clan of Mino was already weak, and instead he inherited the Warring States daimyo Saito Duo San that protected the Yoichi Saito clan. In order to expand the Saito family's power in Tokamio, Saito Daozo married Akitomi Mitsuhide's aunt Nomiyako as his wife.
Saito Dao San
In the second year of Hongzhi (1556), Saito Dao San was hostile to his son Yoshirora, and Akichi Mitsuhide and Akichi Mitsuhide both joined Saito Dao San's side. After the Nagarakawa battle, Saito Mitsu was defeated and Akichi Mitsuhide's territory Akichi Castle was also attacked by Saito Yoshirō . After a month of battle in the cage, Akichi Mitsuhide and others died in battle, while Akichi Mitsuhide took his clan to escape.
Judging from the above military records, Akichi Mitsuhide's father and grandfather were not taken away from the land, but Akichi's legitimate current, and he has always maintained his rule over Akichi Castle.
In the record of Tokugawa Ieyasu's biography "Contemporary Record", Akihi Mitsuhide in the eyes of Tokugawa's retainers was just a guy who had no family (retainees) and had a problem with his diet day and night."
In addition, in the records of "Ryoshi Ryoto Dodo Ryo", the contemporary Aiji Sosuke shows that Tomomi Hide was "a follower of Toki, a native of Mino Country", but he mentioned later that Aiji Mitsuhide was granted the title of Tamba Kingdom from Oda Nobunaga, and was a "lucky general who had never heard of in the previous generation."Logically speaking, the Toki clan was originally the guardian of Mino, and the Akichi clan was also a Toki clan who could serve as a public member. Their status was not too low. If Akichi Mitsuhide was a descendant of the Toki clan Akichi clan, how could it be "unknown to the previous generation" to lead a country?
Therefore, from the words of Lizhizong, we can know that the identity of Akihi Mitsuhide in his eyes has two characteristics: 1. The Toki family’s origins. 2. Not high status.
In addition, Portuguese missionary Louis Flois introduced to the Jesus based on his own investigation that Akatsuki Mitsuhide was a "low infantryman" in his early years and "but was a retainer of Taisuke of the Ministry of War ( Hosokawa Fujitaka ).
In the historical material "Jiehe Past and Heavenly Lu", which records the lawsuit against Xingfuji Temple, Akichi Mitsuhide once mentioned that his ancestors were granted land from Ashikagashi, and later lost their territory. There are similar records in the "Akichi Mitsuhide's Military Law" that has been passed down to this day in the Imperial Shrine in the Tamba Kingdom, Akichi Mitsuhide's territory, saying that he was just a "rubber-like person, and he was promoted by Nobunaga to lead the army."
comprehensively compiled, Akichi Mitsuhide's background and early experiences are roughly as follows:
1. The declining Toki Akichi family wandering around. ("Akihito Map")
2. Toki Akihito's direct descendant, Nagarakawa lost territory after the war. ("Article Military Records", "Mino's Old Records")
3. A samurai with a low status. ("The Story of the Origin of Zuo Kyoto Ryo to the Dojo", "The History of Freus Japan", "Contemporary Records", "Akihi Mitsuhide's Military Law")
The true origin of the family
According to the above records of "The Story of the Origin of Zuo Kyoto Ryo to the Dojo", Akihi Mitsuhide actually came from the Toki clan, but his status was not high. So, is it possible that Akichi Mitsuhide is from the Toki clan, but not from the Akichi clan? There is still a certain possibility.
After becoming Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide had a sister who became Oda Nobunaga's side room. His sister was called "Madame" in historical materials. "Wi Mu" is Akatsuki's Yue's family. Among his retainers, there are indeed warriors with the character "Wi Mu" as Miao. But even so, why is Akichi Mitsuhide's sister also called "Mamaki"?
There are two possibilities: 1. Akechi Mitsuhide's sister used to marry into his wife Mu. Akechi Mitsuhide was a beast. In order to please his lord, she gave her wife and sister to Nobunaga. 2. His wife, Mu, is actually a family of Akichi Mitsuhide and her sister.
won't mention the former. Oda Nobunaga's wife does have many wives. If Nobunaga really has such a preference, there are still some possibilities. As for the latter, that's a bit interesting.
Wife Mu is also a commoner of the Toki clan, but in terms of status, it is much lower than Akichi clan. It is worth noting that in "Akimatsu Picture", there is a "wife-gi" in the territory of Akimatsu Mitsuhide's grandfather and great-grandfather. Therefore, Akichi Mitsuhide's first half of his life may have been from his wife, Mu. After the war, Nagaragawa Hoshi was in Echizen Kingdom (Asakura and Toki, according to Mitsuhide's letter, he might have lived in Echizen Kingdom). Finally, he became an official in Akigaki Yoshiaki or Hosokawa Fujitaka, who were also wandering, and he also changed his character to Akichi, who was closer to the general and had a higher status. Hojo's treasure had also done this.
Although there is no clear evidence that Ashikaga Yoshiaki's "Akikaga" under Ashikaga is Akikaga Mitsuhide, when Mitsuka attacked the Honku Temple where the general stayed, Akikaga Mitsuhide also participated in the joint battle as one of the defenders, so the possibility of the two being the same person is relatively high. This also explains why after Nobunaga went to Luo, "the wisdom of the outside" became "the wisdom of the most" because this Akichi Mitsuhide, who was ranked "the wisdom of the most" was not a public background at all.
By the way, the messenger sent by Ashikaga Yoshiaki who negotiated with Nobunaga was not Akichi Mitsuhide in the TV series, but Wada Yumasato and Hosokawa Fujitaka. After Nobunaga went to Luo, Akichi Mitsuhide was still an unknown samurai. It was not until the war between the people of the country, Akichi Mitsuhide appeared in historical materials for the first time.After that, Oda Nobunaga discovered Akichi Mitsuhide, who was outstanding in talent, and vigorously promoted him, making him one of the most powerful people in Japan later.
new historical materials
In recent years, historical materials related to Akichi Mitsuhide were found in the "Yimita Family Documents". If this historical material is true, then this will replace the home-government war in "Nobunaga Kyushu" and become the earliest Akichi Mitsuhide trend recorded in historical materials.
A copy of the "Mystery Documents" in the "Mystery Prescription" recorded by Satomi Yoneda on October 20, 1566, showed that this "Mystery Prescription" was personally dictated by Akichi Mitsuhide to Numata on the occasion of Tanaka Castle in Takashima County, Omeguchi Kokota.
Recently, based on this historical material, someone suggested that Akatsuki Mitsuhide is so proficient in medical skills. Is it possible that he was a doctor in his early years? Regarding this bold speculation, I think more historical materials need to be supported. After all, it was not uncommon for samurai at that time to be well-versed in some medical skills, and Tokugawa Ieyasu was very good at medical skills.
The Numata study in "The Book of the Yoneda Family" is the Numata Kiyoshi. He is the fourth son of Mitsukazu, the lord of Kumakawa Castle in Wakana Kingdom. He joined his father and brother in office as Ashikaga Yoshiki and became a dedication to the shogun. Like Yoneda Sada, Numada Kiyoshi was also a close minister of Ashikaga Yoshiaki. He also had another identity, which was Hosokawa Fujitaka's brother-in-law.
Tanaka Castle location
At the end of August in the ninth year of Nagao (1566), because the three men of Miyoshi sent troops to invade Oe Country, Ashikaga Yoshiaki had to flee to Wakana Kingdom and rely on his brother-in-law Takeda Yoshito. Tanaka Castle is an important place for the Oei Kingdom to go to Wakasaka. In order to prevent the three-person pursuit, Ashikaga Yoshiaki ordered his ministers to stay in Oei Kingdom to defend and cage the Tanaka Castle. If Akechi Mitsuhide was once a retainer of Fujitaka Hosokawa as Flois said, it would not be strange if Fujitaka Hosokawa Takahide left to support his brother-in-law.
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