nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: "When the soldiers of the Nitta forces, which were defeated in the Battle of Hakone, tried to cut the bridge over the Tenryu River, Yoshisada said 'Even if we cut the bridge, it would be easy to reconstruct it. We would be shamed if it were said that the Nitta forces cut the bridge because they were in a rush to escape' and ordered soldiers to withdraw asking local people to take care of the bridge.
Japanese: “箱根の戦いに負けた新田軍の兵士が天竜川にかかる橋を切り落とそうとした際、「橋を落としてもまた架けるのはたやすい。新田軍は橋を切り落とし慌てて逃げたと言われるのは末代までの恥となる」と言い、土地の者に橋の番を頼んで兵を引いた。
English: When the soldiers of the Ashikaga forces who pursued them heard his remarks, they hailed him by saying 'everyone who was born into samurai families should be like Yoshisada.'
Japanese: その後追撃してきた足利軍の将兵がこの発言を聞き「弓矢取る家に生まれたものは誰でも義貞のようにありたいものだ」と賞賛した”。
English: During the period from the Meiji Restoration to the end of World War Ⅱ, he was favorably appraised by the Kokoku Shikan (emperor-centered historiography which is based on state Shinto) as a loyal subject next to Masashige KUSUNOKI who followed the Emperor Godaigo in contrast with 'gyakuzoku' (rebel) Takauji ASHIKAGA, and his biography became a tale for kodan (story-telling) etc.
Japanese: 明治維新から戦前にかけては、皇国史観のもと、「逆賊」足利尊氏に対して後醍醐天皇に従った忠臣として楠木正成に次ぐ英傑として好意的に評価され、講談などで物語化された。
English: After the war, a view appeared that he was a common military commander in Eastern Japan who was entrusted with an important duty beyond his capability.
Japanese: 戦後になると、一東国武将に過ぎなかった者が能力以上の大任を与えられた凡将との見方が現れた。
English: However, some people questioned the appraisal solely based on the descriptions of "Taiheiki", and appreciate his natural gifts as a military commander on the grounds that the difference in popularity compared with Takauji was caused by a gap in familal status, that he occupied Kamakura for only a short time, and that he defeated Takauji, though temporarily, who possessed greater power.
Japanese: しかし、『太平記』の物語描写のみからの評価を疑問視し、尊氏との人望の差はそもそも先祖からの家格の差が大きいことや、短期間で鎌倉を陥落させ、圧倒的な実力差があった尊氏を一時的にせよ撃破するなどの点から、武将としての資質を評価する意見もある。
English: In Jomo karuta card, a local karuta card in Gunma Prefecture, he is described as 'Yoshisada NITTA, a famous person in history.'
Japanese: また、群馬県の郷土かるたである上毛カルタでは「歴史に名高い新田義貞」で親しまれている。
English: In the war chronicle "Taiheiki", there is an episode where Yoshisada, who was ordered to chase Takauji who fled to Kyushu, missed an opportunity because he was unwilling to part from Koto no naishi, a court lady granted by the Emperor Godaigo.
Japanese: 軍記物の『太平記』では、九州へ落ちた尊氏を追討せよとの命を受けた義貞が、後醍醐天皇より下賜された女官である勾当内侍との別れを惜しみ時機を逸したとのエピソードが記されている。
English: Koto no naishi was a post of naishi no tsukasa (female palace attendants), and referred to a daughter of Tsunetada ICHIJO who served the Emperor Godaigo.
Japanese: 勾当内侍とは内侍司の役職の1つで、後醍醐天皇に仕えた一条経尹の娘をさす。
English: According to Taiheiki, she became Yoshisada's wife with the Emperor's permission, and Yoshisada missed an opportunity to chase Takauji because he was unwilling to part from naishi.
Japanese: 太平記では天皇の許しを得て義貞の妻となり、義貞は内侍との別れを惜しみ尊氏追討の機会を逃したと記されている。
English: Due to the above, under Kokoku Shikan, he was acclaimed on one hand as a military commander who sacrificed himself to the Southern Court but was criticized on the other hand as the very person who drove loyal subject Masashige KUSUNOKI to death.
Japanese: この事から義貞は皇国史観などでは南朝に殉じた武将として称えられる一方で、忠臣の楠木正成を死に追いやった張本人として厳しい評価もなされた。
English: Several legends concerning naishi have been handed down such one saying she threw herself into Lake Biwa when she found out about Yoshisada's death and one saying that she performed religious rites for the repose of Yoshisada's soul in Kyoto or Katada (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture).
Japanese: 内侍は義貞の戦死を聞いて琵琶湖に投身した、あるいは京都または堅田（滋賀県大津市）で義貞の菩提を弔ったなどの伝説が残されている。
English: When Yoshisada attacked Kamakura, Sadanao Osaragi strictly guarded Gokuraku-ji Temple kiridoshi and a fleet from the Hojo side guarded the seashore.
Japanese: 鎌倉攻撃の際に、大仏貞直の守る極楽寺切通しの守りが固く、さらに海岸は北条方の船団が固めていた。
English: An episode is seen in "Taiheiki" where Yoshisada threw a gold-forged sword into the sea at Inamuragasaki and prayed to the dragon god, the tide went out, the tideland appeared, allowing him to bulldoze through.
Japanese: 義貞が稲村ヶ崎で黄金造りの太刀を海に投じ竜神に祈願すると、潮が引いて干潟が現れて強行突破が可能になったという話が『太平記』などに見られる。
English: Kiyohiko OGAWA (an astronomer) expressed his view in 1915 that the above date was not a day of low tide according to his calculation, and that Yoshisada passed over Inamuragasaki through seawater when the bakufu forces had their guard down, based on their thinking that Nitta forces would be unable to pass over Inamuragasaki.
Japanese: 1915年に小川清彦(天文学者)がこの日前後の稲村ヶ崎における潮汐を計算したところ、同日は干潮でなく、実際には幕府軍が新田軍が稲村ヶ崎を渡れないと見て油断したところを義貞が海水を冒して稲村ヶ崎を渡ったとする見解を出した。
English: On the other hand, Susumu Ogawa (a historian) expressed his view in 1933 that judging from Ogawa's calculation record as well as the records of ancient documents, Nitta forces should have started to pass over Inamuragasaki and attacked Kamakura in the afternoon of July 8, a low tide day, and that the author of "Taiheiki" incorrectly recorded the date.
Japanese: これに対して、1993年になって石井進(歴史学者)が小川の計算記録と当時の古記録との照合から、新田軍の稲村ヶ崎越え及び鎌倉攻撃開始を干潮であった5月18日午後とするのが妥当であり、『太平記』が日付を誤って記しているとする見解を発表している。
English: The statue of a horse-riding Yoshisada is at the rotary in front of the Budaigawara Station (the Keio Line of Keio Electric Railway, the Nanbu Line of East Japan Railway Company) located in Fuchu City Tokyo (Tokyo).
Japanese: 東京都府中市(東京都)の分倍河原駅（京王電鉄京王線･東日本旅客鉄道南武線）前ロータリーにも騎馬像がある。
English: In the place where the kabuto was found, a monument was erected that states 'The place at which Yoshisada Nitta died' by the lord of domain Mitsumichi MATSUDAIRA, and this place was designated as a national historic site in 1924 under the name of 'Tomyoji Nitta Yoshisada Senbotsudennsetsuchi.'
Japanese: 出土地には藩主松平光通により「新田義貞戦死此地」の碑が建てられ、1924年に「燈明寺畷新田義貞戦歿伝説地」の名称で国の史跡に指定されている。
English: Sorimachi-yakushi (Shingon Sect, Rurisan, Myoko-in, Shomyo-ji Temple), located at 896, Nittasorimachi-cho, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture, is believed to be the site of Yoshisada NITTA's residence where he resided when he raised an army, and is also called 'the site of Sorimachi-yakata.'
Japanese: 群馬県太田市新田反町町896にある反町薬師（真言宗瑠璃山妙光院照明寺）は、新田義貞の挙兵時の屋敷跡と伝えられ、「反町館跡」とも呼ばれる。
English: The site was designated as a national historic site in 2000, and as a part of 'the remains of Nitta no sho.'
Japanese: 館跡は「新田荘遺跡」の一部として2000年に国の史跡に指定されている。
English: During the Muromachi period, the Nitta clan was the target of subjugation as the 'Emperor's enemy' or 'rebel' (from the standpoint of Northern Court (Japan)).
Japanese: 室町時代を通じて新田氏は「朝敵」「逆賊」（いずれも北朝(日本)から見て）として討伐の対象となった。
English: It is said that the direct line of Yoshisada was broken when Yoshimune's son Sadakata NITTA (Yoshikuni) and his eldest son Sadakuni NITTA were executed in Kamakura in the Oei era.
Japanese: 義貞の直系では、応永年間に義宗の子・新田貞方（義邦）が捕縛され、長子の新田貞邦と共に鎌倉で処刑されて断絶したという。
English: Another son, Sadanaga NAKAMURA, escaped to Mutsu claiming he came from the Nakamura clan (Sendai domain) and served the Date clan.
Japanese: さらに、もうひとりの子の中村貞長は陸奥に逃れ、中村氏(仙台藩)と称し、伊達氏に仕えた。
English: It is said that Munechika NITTA (Chikasue), an illegitimate son of Yoshimune, survived and lived in obscurity.
Japanese: さらに、義宗の庶子とする新田宗親（親季）もひっそりと在続しているという。
English: Meanwhile, Mitsuzumi IWAMATSU (according to "Keizu sanyo", was born to Yoshimune and a younger sister of Mitsukuni IWAMATSU, but there are various views concerning his birth) claimed that he was a son of Yoshimune and was adopted by the Iwamatsu clan.
Japanese: その一方、一族の岩松満純（『系図纂要』等では義宗と岩松満国の妹との間の子とするほか、出自に諸説ある）も義宗の子と自称して、岩松氏の養子に迎えられたと自称した。
English: The Reibu family of Iwamatsu clan, a descendant of Mitsuzumi, won in a strife against the Keicho family, another line of the Iwamatsu clan, and was based at Nittakanayama-jo castle, located in the former territory of the Nitta clan.
Japanese: 満純の子孫である岩松氏礼部家は、岩松氏の別流京兆家との争いを勝ち抜き、新田氏の故地である新田金山城を本拠とした。
English: During the Sengoku period (Japan), however, the Iwamatsu clan declined due to a revolt by its senior vassal Yokose clan.
Japanese: しかし、戦国時代(日本)には岩松氏は重臣の横瀬氏に下克上されて没落した。
English: When Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, who claimed to be a descendant of the Serata/Tokugawa clan of the Nitta clan, became the ruler of Kanto region, he hired the head of the Iwamatsu clan, Morizumi IWAMATSU, and requested him to submit his family tree of the Nitta clan.
Japanese: 新田一族の世良田氏・得川氏の後裔と称する徳川家康が関東に入部したとき、岩松氏の当主岩松守純が召し出されて新田氏の系図を求められた。
English: Morizumi, however, refused the request and as a result, he was entitled to a stipend of only twenty koku (3.600 liter) even though he became a direct vassal of Ieyasu.
Japanese: しかし、拒否したため、守純は家康の直臣となるも禄高はわずか20石を与えられただけであった。
English: The Iwamatsu clan was given the status of kotaiyoriai (a family status of samurai warriors during the Edo period) as the head family of the Nitta family when Morizumi's grandson Hidezu IWAMATSU was the head of the family.
Japanese: 岩松氏は守純の孫岩松秀純の代に、表面上は新田宗家として交代寄合の格式を与えられた。
English: However, the clan was not allowed to use Nitta as its family name, and its stipend was increased by only 100 to 120 koku, the lowest among kotaiyoriai families.
Japanese: しかし、新田氏を姓とすることは許されず、禄高もわずか100石加増されただけで、交代寄合としては最低レベルの120石を与えられただけであった。
English: During the Edo period, the Iwamatsu clan barely managed to continue to exist as a quasi-kotaiyoriai family (a family next to four kotaiyoriai families).
Japanese: 江戸時代、岩松氏は交代寄合に準ずる家（交代寄合衆四州に準ずる家）として細々と続いた。
English: The Yokose clan (Yura clan), a former regent of the Iwamatsu clan which revolted against the master family in the Sengoku period, also claimed to be the descendant of Masayoshi/Yoshisada/Yoshimune NITTA, and it reverted to its family name of Nitta after the Meiji Restoration.
Japanese: また、岩松氏の執権で戦国時代(日本)に主家を下克上した横瀬氏（由良氏）も新田政義・義貞・義宗の子孫と自称し、明治維新後に新田氏に復姓している。
English: After the Meiji Restoration, both the Iwamatsu clan and the Yura clan were acknowledged by the Meiji government as being the descendants of Yoshisada and reverted to the family name of Nitta.
Japanese: 明治維新後に岩松氏、由良氏ともに明治政府に義貞の子孫として認定され、新田氏に復姓した。
English: The Iwamatsu clan was eventually acknowledged as being the main line of the Nitta clan after these disputes, and it was conferred a baron as the peerage.
Japanese: いずれが新田氏の嫡流かを巡って争った末、岩松氏が嫡流と認められ、華族として男爵に叙されている。
English: The head family of the Chiba clan inherited the pedigree of Yoshisada when a daughter of Yoshisada became the lawful wife of Ujitane CHIBA and gave birth to Mitsutane CHIBA.
Japanese: 女系では千葉氏胤室となった娘が氏胤との間に千葉満胤を儲けており、満胤以降の千葉氏宗家にその血統を伝えている。
English: Senkichi SASAKI (born on December 18, 1930 to now) is a kyogen performer of Okura-ryu (the Shigeyama family, Kyoto) (Okura school).
Japanese: 佐々木千吉（ささきせんきち、1930年12月18日-）は大蔵流（京都・茂山家）狂言師。
English: Masakuni SHIGEYAMA (born on July 7, 1972 to now) is a kyogen performer of Okura-ryu (the Shigeyama family, Kyoto) (Okura school).
Japanese: 茂山正邦（しげやままさくに、1972年7月7日-）は大蔵流の狂言師（狂言方の能楽師）。
English: He studied kyogen under his father Sengoro, grandfather Sensaku SHIGEYAMA, the fourth, and great-grandfatherSensaku SHIGEYAMA, the third, and has trained himself.
Japanese: 父親である千五郎、祖父四世・茂山千作、曽祖父三世・茂山千作に師事し、修行を積んだ。
English: Since 1995 he has formed and operated 'Shinmi no kai' (Shinmi association) with Yasuhiro URATA, Yasuchika URATA (shite-kata (main roles) of Kanze school), Yuji TANIGUCHI (Otsuzumi kata of Ishii school) and Naoyasu SOWA (Kotsuzumi kata of Ko school).
Japanese: 1995年以来、浦田保浩・浦田保親（シテ方観世流）、谷口有辞（大鼓方石井流）、曽和尚靖（小鼓方幸流）とともに「心味の会」の結成し活動。
English: Murashige ARAKI (1535-1586) was a Japanese military commander and feudal lord during the Period of Warring States and the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Japanese: 荒木村重（あらきむらしげ）は、戦国時代(日本)から安土桃山時代の武将・大名。
English: He was born in Ikeda (present-day Ikeda City, Osaka Prefecture) in 1535, as a male heir of Yoshimura ARAKI (the other version is that Takamura ARAKI) who was a vassal of the Ikedajo Castle lord, the Ikeda clan in Settsu Province.
Japanese: 天文(元号)4年（1535年）、摂津国池田城主である池田氏の家臣・荒木義村（異説として荒木高村）の嫡男として池田（現：大阪府池田市）に生まれる。
English: Subsequently, Nobunaga ODA allowed him to serve the Oda clan from the Miyoshi clan because Murashige's personality pleased Nobunaga.
Japanese: その後織田信長からその性格を気に入られて三好家から織田氏に移ることを許される。
English: He continuously followed Nobunaga and had military exploits in various battles, such as the siege of Ishiyama Honganji Temple and the conquest of Kishu.
Japanese: その後も信長に従って、石山本願寺攻め、紀州征伐など各地を転戦し、武功を挙げた。
English: In November through December 1578, Murashige suddenly rebelled against Nobunaga in the Ariokajo Castle (Also known as Itamijo Castle) (the battle of Ariokajo Castle).
Japanese: 天正6年（1578年）10月、村重は有岡城（伊丹城）にて突如、信長に対して反旗を翻した（有岡城の戦い）。
English: Although he thought he would return to Nobunaga once and headed for Azuchijo Castle for an explanation, he returned to Itami because he was told by his vassal Ukon TAKAYAMA that 'once Nobunaga has doubt in a subordinate, he will surely destroy him soon or later' when Murashige stopped by Takatsukijo Castle on his way to Azuchi.
Japanese: 一度は翻意し釈明のため安土城に向かったが、途次寄った高槻城で家臣の高山右近から「信長は部下に一度疑いを持てばいつか必ず滅ぼそうとする」との進言を受け伊丹に戻った。
English: Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI of the Oda forces, urged Murashige to reconsider by sending Yoshitaka KURODA, a former friend of Murashige, to Ariokajo Castle.
Japanese: 織田軍豊臣秀吉は、村重と旧知の仲でもある黒田孝高を使者として有岡城に派遣し翻意を促した。
English: However, the situation became decidedly disadvantageous because his close aides, Kiyohide NAKAGAWA and Ukon TAKAYAMA, deserted to Nobunaga's side.
Japanese: しかし、側近の中川清秀と高山右近が信長方に寝返ったために戦況は圧倒的に不利となった。
English: On October 2, 1579, Murashige escaped from Ariokajo Castle alone and moved to Amagasakijo Castle subsequently to Hanakumajo Castle (the Battle of Hanakumajo Castle).
Japanese: 天正7年（1579年）9月2日、村重は単身で有岡城を脱出して尼崎城へ、次いで花隈城に移る（花隈城花熊城の戦い）。
English: On January 9, 1580, 122 court ladies of Ariokajo Castle, which had surrendered, were massacred in Nanamatsu near Amagasaki.
Japanese: 同年12月13日、落城した有岡城の女房衆122人が尼崎近くの七松において惨殺される。
English: Everyone who watched fell prostrate and could not control the emotions, as the pitiful cries of 122 court ladies echoed into the heavens.
Japanese: 「百二十二人の女房一度に悲しみ叫ぶ声、天にも響くばかりにて、見る人目もくれ心も消えて、感涙押さえ難し。
English: The images of the women stayed with the witnesses for 20 to 30 days.'
Japanese: これを見る人は、二十日三十日の間はその面影身に添いて忘れやらざる由にて候なり。」
English: On January 12, 36 of the Murashige family and his senior vassal's family members were sent to Kyoto and decapitated in Rokujo-gawara, after being bound to a large wagon and pulled through the city of Kyoto.
Japanese: 12月16日には京都に護送された村重一族と重臣の家族の36人が、大八車に縛り付けられ京都市中を引き回された後、六条河原で斬首された。
English: Sokei TATERI described the situation in "Tateri Sakyonosuke sokei Nyudo Ryusaki," stating, 'It was the most fearful execution in history.'
Japanese: 立入宗継はその様子を「かやうのおそろしきご成敗は、仏之御代より此方のはじめ也」と記している（立入左京亮宗継入道隆佐記）。
English: Even after that, Nobunaga pursued Murashige exhaustively by killing, on sight, people of the domain who had taken refuge.
Japanese: その後も信長は、避難していた領民を発見次第皆殺しにしていくなど、徹底的に村重を追求していった。
English: On September 24, 1581, hundreds of priests of Kongobuji Temple on Mt. Koya were slaughtered for having given shelter to Murashige's vassal and killing Nobunaga's vassal, who had been searching for him.
Japanese: 天正9年（1581年）8月17日には、村重の家臣を匿いそれを追求していた信長の家臣を殺害したとして、高野山金剛峯寺の僧数百人が虐殺された。
English: Murashige returned to Sakai City and resided there when Nobunaga died unnaturally in the Honnoji incident of July 1582.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）6月、信長が本能寺の変で横死すると堺市に戻りそこに居住する。
English: When Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI seized hegemony, he returned to Osaka as Dokun ARAKI of tea ceremony, and there he formed friendly relationship with people including Sen no Rikyu.
Japanese: そして豊臣秀吉が覇権を握ると、大坂で茶道・荒木道薫として復帰を果たし、千利休らと親交をもった。
English: In the beginning, he called himself "feces", looking down on himself because he deserted his own family; however, Hideyoshi forgave his past mistakes and let him be renamed as Dokun.
Japanese: はじめは妻子を見捨てて逃亡した自分を嘲って「道糞」と名乗っていたが、秀吉は村重の過去の過ちを許し、「道薫」に改めさせたと言われている。
English: Matabei IWASA, a painter in the early Edo period and recognized as the patriarch of Japanese woodblock print, is thought to be one of Murashige's descendants who escaped from Nobunaga's execution by the wet nurse's quick thinking.
Japanese: 江戸時代初期に絵師として活躍し浮世絵の祖といわれる岩佐又兵衛は、信長による処刑から乳母の機転によって生き延びた子孫のひとりとされている。
English: Murashige's son, Zenbe ARAKI, was with Tadaoki HOSOKAWA at the fall of the castle and was raised by the Hosokawa family.
Japanese: 荒木善兵衛も荒木村重の子であり、落城の際に細川忠興が預かって家中で育てた。
English: It is said that Araki-cho, Kishiwada City, Osaka Prefecture, was developed by Murashige's children who had escaped with the wet nurse upon the fall of Itamijo Castle.
Japanese: 大阪府岸和田市荒木町は、伊丹城陥落時に村重の子供が乳母と共に逃れ、後に開発した場所だと伝えられている。
English: Araki Murashige Nishikie-zu is a color woodblock print depicting Murashige ARAKI eating a rice cake.
Japanese: 「荒木村重錦絵図」は「荒木村重が餅を食らう」シーンを描いた絵図である。
English: According to "Taiheiki Eiyuden," in his audience Nobunaga ODA, Murashige said, 'Settsu Province has 13 counties with a castle and soldiers, if you order me to occupy I will risk my life to settle down.'
Japanese: 『太平記英雄伝』によると織田信長に拝謁した時に、「摂津国は13郡分国にて、城を構え兵士を集めており、それがしに切り取りを申し付ければ身命をとして鎮め申す」と言上した。
English: In response, Nobunaga pulled out a short sword, pierced several steamed bean-jam buns on a plate, thrust them in the face of Murashige, and said, 'Eat.'
Japanese: これに対して、織田信長は腰刀を抜き、その剣先を饅頭を盛っている皿に向けて饅頭3〜5個を突き刺し「食してみろ」と村重の目の前に突き刺した。
English: Everyone in attendance had turned pale, but Murashige said, 'I'll have them with gratitude,' opened his mouth wide, and ate the buns pierced to the point of the sword by the mouthful.
Japanese: 周りにいたものは青ざめてしまったが、村重は「ありがたくちょうだいします」と大きな口を開け剣先に貫いた饅頭を一口で食べた。
English: Seeing this, Nobunaga laughed out and thereby entrusted Settsu Province to Murashige.
Japanese: それを見ていた信長は大きな声を上げて笑い、摂津国を村重に任せたという。
English: It is thought that Nobunaga ODA highly extolled Murashige ARAKI's conquest of Takatsukijo Castle (the influence of the postwar period of Battle of Shiraikawara), and that he was trying to discern Murashige's personality and reactions.
Japanese: 織田信長は荒木村重が高槻城を攻略した（白井河原の戦い戦後の影響）事を激賞し、荒木村重がどのような人物なのか、どのような態度をとるのか試したのではないかと考えられている。
English: Although the accuracy of "Taiheiki Eiyuden" isn't certain, this color woodblock print fully shows the personalities of two men, Nobunaga ODA and Murashige ARAKI.
Japanese: 『太平記英雄伝』がどこまで史実を伝えているか不明だが、織田信長、荒木村重、両名の人物をよくあらわした錦絵図である。
English: There have been various views regarding the cause that Murashige rebelled against Nobunaga ODA, but it remains uncertain.
Japanese: 村重の織田信長に対する謀反の理由は、諸説があって今でも定かではない。
English: However, it was considered that since Nobunaga had high regard for Murashige and treated him preferentially; he was astonished by the rebellion and once even urged Murashige to reconsider, which was unusual for Nobunaga.
Japanese: ただ、信長は村重を高く評価して重用していたため、その反逆に驚愕し、一時は彼としては珍しく翻意まで促したと言われている。
English: Some have said that Murashige rebelled against Nobunaga at the request of Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA and Ishiyama Honganji Temple, because he was close to them.
Japanese: 村重は足利義昭や石山本願寺とも親しかったため、両者の要請を受けて信長に反逆した。
English: Settsu Province, ruled by Murashige, was an important place for Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, of Harima Province, who was advancing to the Chugoku area, and Mitsuhide AKECHI, who was advancing to the Tanba area.
Japanese: 村重が支配していた摂津国は当時、中国方面に進出していた豊臣秀吉の播磨国、丹波国方面に進出していた明智光秀らにとって重要な地点であった。
English: It would have been a strategic rebellion because both Hideyoshi and Mitsuhide would be isolated by Murashige's rebellion.
Japanese: 村重が反逆した場合、両者は孤立することになるため、戦略的な謀反だったのではないかという説。
English: Murashige's vassal Kiyohide NAKAGAWA had secretly sold army provisions to Ishiyama Honganji Temple.
Japanese: 村重の家臣（中川清秀という）が、密かに石山本願寺に兵糧を横流ししていた。
English: Others have said that Nobunaga had humiliated Murashige by forcing to eat the bean-jam cakes pierced by the sword when Murashige greeted Nobunaga in Seta, Omi Province in 1573.
Japanese: 天正元年（1573年）、村重は信長を近江国の瀬田で出迎えたが、このときに信長が刀の先に突き刺して差し出した餅をくわえさせられるという恥辱を味わさせられた。
English: It has been said that there was a plan to lure Nobunaga to the place where he could bring a few guards and make a night attack like that of the later Honnoji incident, which resulted in death of Nobunaga.
Japanese: 信長暗殺のため後に成功した本能寺のように手勢が手薄なところへ誘き出し夜襲する計画であったという。
English: Therefore, he was well treated by Hideyoshi, Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, and others who succeeded to Nobunaga's inheritance and became the country's ruler.
Japanese: そのため信長の遺産を継いで天下人となった秀吉・徳川家康などからは厚遇されることになった。
English: Yoshinaga ASANO was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the Sengoku period and a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) in the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the Edo period.
Japanese: 浅野幸長（あさのよしなが）は、安土桃山時代から江戸時代にかけての戦国武将・大名。
English: Yoshinaga ASANO was born as the eldest son of Nagamasa ASANO in 1576, in Kodani, Asai-gun, Omi Province (Kohoku-cho, Shiga Prefecture).
Japanese: 天正4年（1576年）、近江国浅井郡小谷（滋賀県湖北町）に浅野長政の長男として生まれる。
English: He joined the conquest of Gohojo clan (Odawara Campaign) in 1590.
Japanese: 天正18年（1590年）に後北条氏征伐（小田原合戦）に参加している。
English: He led a force in the Bunroku-Keicho War along with his father, and fought hard by holding the Ulsan Waeseong (Ulsan Japanese Castle) (current Ulsan Metropolitan City) in 1597.
Japanese: 文禄・慶長の役にも父とともに軍を率いて出陣、慶長2年（1597年）には蔚山倭城（現在の蔚山広域市内）に籠城し、奮戦している。
English: In 1593, he and his father were granted Fuchu, Kai Province (Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture).
Japanese: 文禄2年（1593年）に父とともに甲斐国府中（山梨県甲府市）を与えられた。
English: He was exiled to Noto Province (the eastern part of Ishikawa Prefecture) in 1595 by being implicated in the downfall of Hidetsugu TOYOTOMI, the chief adviser to the Emperor, but soon returned thanks to the arrangement made by Toshiie MAEDA and Ieyasu TOKUGAWA.
Japanese: 文禄4年（1595年）、関白・豊臣秀次の失脚に連座し能登国（石川県東部）に配流されたが、前田利家・徳川家康のとりなしもあってまもなく復帰した。
English: After the death of Hideyoshi in August 1598, he sided with Budan-ha (a political faction that is willing to resort to military means to achieve its aims) along with Kiyomasa KATO and Masanori FUKUSHIMA with whom he fought in Korea, and was against Bunchi faction (a political faction that is against Budan-ha) such as Mitsunari ISHIDA of the Gobugyo.
Japanese: 慶長3年（1598年）8月の秀吉没後は、朝鮮でともに戦った加藤清正・福島正則ら武断派に与し、五奉行の文治派・石田三成らと対立した。
English: When Toshiie MAEDA died in 1599, he attacked Mitsunari ISHIDA with Fukushima and Kato.
Japanese: 慶長4年（1599年）の前田利家没後には福島・加藤らと共に石田三成を襲撃している。
English: At the the Battle of Sekigahara which occurred in September 1600, he sided with the East squad led by Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, lined up around Mt. Nangu and diverted the West squad such as Hidemoto MORI and Masaie NAGATSUKA.
Japanese: 慶長5年（1600年）9月の関ヶ原の戦いでは徳川家康率いる東軍に属し、南宮山付近に布陣して毛利秀元、長束正家などの西軍勢を牽制した。
English: He also served as a guard along with Kiyomasa KATO at the meeting between Ieyasu and Hideyori TOYOTOMI held at the NIjo-jo Castle in 1611.
Japanese: 慶長16年（1611年）の二条城における家康と豊臣秀頼の会談で、加藤清正と共に警備も行う。
English: After the death of Yoshinaga, his brothers Nagaakira and Nagashige fought against each other over the reign of the family, and consequently, Nagaakira succeeded the family.
Japanese: 幸長の死後、家督をめぐって弟の長晟と長重が争い、その末に長晟が継いだといわれている。
English: Osaka Fuyu no Jin (Winter Siege of Osaka) occurred from the next year of Yoshinaga's death, and the Toyotomi clan was defeated by Ieyasu in 1615.
Japanese: 幸長の死の翌年から大坂冬の陣が始まり、慶長20年（1615年）に豊臣氏は家康により滅ぼされた。
English: In 1619 during the period of Nagaakira, the Asano clan gained more territories due to the Fukushima clan being punished by being deprived of one's fief.
Japanese: また、長晟の代の元和5年（1619年）、福島家の改易に伴い浅野家は安芸国広島藩に加増転封される。
English: Yoshinaga was a brave general with a history of military prowess, and it is said that territorial lords acknowledged his prowess.
Japanese: 武勇に優れていた歴戦の勇将であり、その武勇には諸大名も一目置いていたと言われている。
English: Although Yoshinaga admitted the realm of Ieyasu TOKUNAGA like Kiyomasa KATO did, he was loyal to the Toyotomi clan all his life.
Japanese: 幸長は加藤清正と同じく徳川家康の天下を認めながらも、終生にわたって豊臣氏に忠誠を誓い続けた。
English: Therefore, a theory says that he was assassinated by the Ieyasu group like Kiyomasa.
Japanese: そのため、清正同様に家康一派によって暗殺されたのではないかという説もある。
English: Considering the fact that Ieyasu raised Osaka Fuyu no Jin in the next year of Yoshinaga's death, more and more people began to think that the assassination theory is quite credible.
Japanese: 幸長の死の翌年に家康が大坂冬の陣を発動したことを考えると、近年では暗殺説も有力とされている。
English: When calculating this fact, it is possible that he got infected with the disease from a prostitute when he was at the War in Korea.
Japanese: これから感染時期を逆算すると朝鮮の役の陣中に遊女に接触して感染したとも考えられる。