nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: The Azai clan's earliest ancestor is an illegitimate child of Kintsuna SANJO and the original surname is self-designated as of the Fujiwara clan, however, they were an old local ruling family in Kohoku and their name already appears in records in the Heian Period and Kamakura Period.
Japanese: 浅井氏は始祖を三条公綱の落胤とする家系伝承を持ち本姓を藤原氏と自称するが、江北に古くから土着している豪族で平安時代や鎌倉時代の記録に既に名が見える。
English: Before long, Sukemasa, a kyoyu (brutal fierce person), supported by the Asakura clan in Echizen Province beat the Asami clan, leaders of the kokujin rising, and emerged as the primary power in Kohoku.
Japanese: やがて梟雄・亮政が越前国・朝倉氏の後援によって国人一揆の盟主格であった浅見氏を倒し、江北第一の勢力として台頭するに至った。
English: He was born on October 22, 1533 as the first son of Takakage ASAKURA (the tenth family head), who was a Sengoku daimyo in Echizen Province and the tenth family head of the Asakura clan.
Japanese: 天文(元号)2年（1533年）9月24日、越前の戦国大名で朝倉氏の第10代当主である朝倉孝景(10代当主)の長男として生まれる。
English: His father Takakage was 40 when he was born, and it has been said that he was the only son (however, there are different opinions concerning his birth).
Japanese: このとき、父の孝景は40歳であり、唯一の実子であったとされる（しかし出生については異説がある）。
English: After his father Takakage died in 1548, he succeeded the family estate to become the 11th family head, and used the name Nobukage.
Japanese: 天文17年（1548年）、父の孝景が死去したため家督を相続して第11代当主となり、延景と名乗る。
English: At first, since he was young, Soteki (Norikage) ASAKURA, a great commander of the family, assisted him with government and military affairs until 1555.
Japanese: 当初は若年のため、弘治_(日本)元年（1555年）までは、一族の名将・朝倉宗滴（教景）に政務・軍事を補佐されていた。
English: On July 17, 1552, he was awarded the character '義' by Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA, the 13th shogun of Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and was renamed Yoshikage using this character.
Japanese: 天文21年（1552年）6月16日、室町幕府の第13代将軍・足利義輝より「義」の字を与えられ、義景と改名する。
English: After Soteki died in 1555, Yoshikage started to attend to government affairs by himself.
Japanese: 弘治元年（1555年）に宗滴が死去したため、義景は自ら政務を執るようになる。
English: In 1565, Shogun Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA was assassinated by Hisahide MATSUNAGA and others.
Japanese: 永禄8年（1565年）、将軍・足利義輝が松永久秀らによって暗殺された。
English: Yoshikage welcomed Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA, a younger brother of Yoshiteru, to Ichijodani, Echizen Province and protected him, but since he wasn't interested in the operation of advancing to the capital (Kyoto City) as Yoshiaki had hoped, Yoshiaki left Echizen Province for Nobunaga ODA who was building on the momentum of having Mino Province under control.
Japanese: 義景は義輝の弟・足利義昭（義秋）を越前一乗谷に迎えて保護したが、義昭が望む上洛戦には冷淡であったため、義昭は、美濃国を支配下において勢いに乗る織田信長を頼って越前から去ってしまった。
English: In 1567, Kagetada HORIE, a vassal, through an uprising of Ikko sect followers plotted to raise a rebellion (the view that it was due to Kageakira ASAKURA's slander is incorrect).
Japanese: 永禄10年（1567年）、家臣の堀江景忠が一向一揆と通じて謀反を企てた（朝倉景鏡の讒言という説は誤りである）。
English: While fighting with the uprising army invading from Kaga Province, Yoshikage ordered Yoshiie YAMAZAKI and Kagekata UOZUMI to attack the Horie family.
Japanese: 加賀から来襲した一揆軍と交戦しつつ、義景は山崎吉家・魚住景固に命じ堀江家に攻撃をしかける。
English: Although Kagetada fought frantically, they eventually made peace, and Kagetada withdrew to Noto Province through Kaga Province.
Japanese: 景忠も必死に抗戦をするが、結局、和睦して景忠は加賀国を経て能登国へと没落した。
English: In 1568, taking advantage of an internal conflict of Wakasa no kuni Shugo (Provincial Constable of Wakasa Province) who was of the Takeda clan, he placed Motoaki TAKEDA under house arrest in Ichijodani in Echizen Province under the pretense of protecting him, and he also had Wakasa Province under control.
Japanese: 永禄11年（1568年）、若狭国守護・武田氏の内紛に乗じて介入し、当主である武田元明を保護という名目で越前一乗谷に軟禁し、若狭も支配下に置いた。
English: Some say that the invasion of Wakasa Province was to support Nobunaga ODA and Nagamasa AZAI who were developing a strategy to go to the capital at the time.
Japanese: この若狭侵攻は当時上洛作戦を展開していた織田信長と浅井長政の援護が目的であったとの説もある。
English: However, it is said that Yoshikage gradually abandoned government affairs, left them in the family to Kageakira ASAKURA and Kagetake ASAKURA, and pursued his pleasures.
Japanese: しかし義景は、次第に政務を放棄して一族の朝倉景鏡や朝倉景健らに任せて、自らは遊興に耽るようになったと言われている。
English: Nobunaga ODA, who went to the capital to serve Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA in 1568, came to conflict with Yoshiaki who tried to recover a government by the shogunate, and Yoshiaki started to frequently send Gonaisho (official documents) to Yoshikage to suppress Nobunaga.
Japanese: 永禄11年（1568年）、足利義昭を奉じて上洛した織田信長は、やがて幕府政治の復活を目指す義昭と対立するようになり、義昭は信長討伐のため、義景にしきりに御内書を送るようになる。
English: On the other hand, Nobunaga issued shogun orders to come to the capital to Yoshikage twice, but Yoshikage refused them.
Japanese: 一方、信長は将軍命令であるとして、義景に対して2度にわたって上洛を命じるが、義景は拒否する。
English: This resulted in Yoshikage being attacked by the allied forces of Nobunaga ODA and Ieyasu TOKUGAWA in May 1570.
Japanese: このため永禄13年（1570年）4月、義景は織田信長・徳川家康の連合軍に攻められることとなる。
English: Due to the attack by the allied forces, his branch castles, Tezutsuyama-jo Castle and Kanagasaki-jo Castle, were destroyed and Ichijodani was also in danger; however, since Nagamasa AZAI betrayed Nobunaga and attacked the Oda army from behind, Nobunaga retreated to Kyoto City.
Japanese: 連合軍の攻勢の前に、支城である天筒山城と金ヶ崎城が落城し、一乗谷も危機に陥るが、浅井長政が信長を裏切って織田軍の背後を襲ったため、信長は京都に撤退した。
English: Although the Asakura army chased the Oda army, they were intercepted by Katsumasa IKEDA who led the Oda army, and let powerful military commanders such as Nobunaga get away.
Japanese: このとき、朝倉軍は織田軍を追撃したが、織田軍の殿を率いた池田勝正に迎撃され、信長をはじめとする有力武将を取り逃がしてしまった。
English: In July 1570, the Oda and Tokugawa allied forces and the Asakura and Azai allied forces clashed with each other in Ane-gawa River (the Battle of Anegawa).
Japanese: 元亀元年（1570年）6月、織田・徳川連合軍と朝倉・浅井連合軍は姉川で激突する（姉川の戦い）。
English: The Asakura army fought with the Tokugawa army, but Yasumasa SAKAKIBARA attacked the side of the Asakura army causing them to defeat; thus the Battle of Anegawa ended in the defeat of the Asakura army.
Japanese: 朝倉軍は徳川軍と対戦したが榊原康政に側面を突かれて敗北し、姉川の戦いは敗戦に終わった。
English: However, since the Asakura army dispatched troops again three months later (as mentioned later), it's hard to believe that they suffered as much damage as rumored.
Japanese: ただし、後述のようにこの三ヵ月後に朝倉軍は再度出兵を行っており、巷でいわれたほどの大損害を受けたとは考えにくい。
English: In October, while Nobunaga was dispatching troops to Settsu Province to put down Miyoshi Sanninshu (three chief retainers of the Miyoshi clan) and Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple (the Battle of Noda-jo Castle and Fukushima-jo Castle), Yoshikage departed for the front by himself and invaded Sakamoto in Omi Province in the territory of the Oda clan in cooperation with the Azai army.
Japanese: 9月、信長が三好三人衆・石山本願寺討伐のために摂津国に出兵（野田城・福島城の戦い）している隙をついて、義景は自ら出陣し、浅井軍と共同して織田領の近江坂本に侵攻する。
English: However, since Nobunaga got the troops back to Omi, he barricaded himself in Mt. Hiei to confront the Oda army (the Siege of Shiga).
Japanese: しかし信長が軍を近江に引き返してきたため、比叡山に立て籠もって織田軍と対峙する（志賀の陣）。
English: Since Nobunaga maneuvered in terms of the Imperial Court, he ended up conciliating with Nobunaga in January, 1571 by an imperial command.
Japanese: しかし信長が朝廷工作を行なったため、12月に信長と勅命講和することになる。
English: In July, 1571, Yoshikage made peace with Kennyo, and fixed the engagement of his daughter to Kennyo's son, Kyonyo.
Japanese: 元亀2年（1571年）6月、義景は顕如と和睦し、顕如の子・教如と娘の婚約を成立させた。
English: In August, Yoshikage attacked Yokoyama-jo Castle and Minoura-jo Castle in the territory of the Oda clan in cooperation with Nagamasa AZAI; however, on the contrary, their military depot was threatened by Nobunaga and they retreated.
Japanese: 8月、義景は浅井長政と共同して織田領の横山城、箕浦城を攻撃するが、逆に信長に兵站を脅かされて敗退した。
English: Since Nobunaga besieged Odani-jo Castle in August 1572, he went there for reinforcement.
Japanese: 元亀3年（1572年）7月、信長が小谷城を包囲したため、その支援に赴く。
English: At this time, since Yoshikage came for reinforcement, Nobunaga didn't attack Odani-jo Castle and there was a continuing standoff between both troops.
Japanese: この時は信長も義景が援軍に来たため、小谷城を攻めることは無く、両軍は睨み合いに終始する。
English: However, because the Oda army built the forts of Mt. Tora Gozen, Mt. Hasso, and Miyabe, military operations of the Asakura army were substantially limited thereafter.
Japanese: しかし織田軍に虎御前山・八相山・宮部の各砦を整備された事により、これ以降の朝倉軍の軍事行動は著しく制限される事になる。
English: In addition, because of the worsening war situation by not having prevented these forts from being built and stratagems of Nobunaga in accordance with this, many powerful vassals such as Yoshitsugu MAEBA and Nagashige TOMITA of the Asakura family switched to the Nobunaga side.
Japanese: また、これらの砦の構築を阻害しなかった事による戦況の悪化と、それに伴う信長方の調略によって、朝倉家では前波吉継や富田長繁ら有力家臣の多くが信長方に寝返ってゆく。
English: In November, in the middle of the confusion, Shingen TAKEDA of Kai Province invaded the territory of Oda and Tokugawa aiming to go to the capital.
Japanese: その最中の10月、甲斐国の武田信玄が上洛を目指して織田・徳川領に侵攻する。
English: Since Nobunaga was confronting with Yoshikage, he couldn't dispatch the main force toward the Takeda army, and castles of the Oda and Tokugawa allied forces were captured one after another by the Takeda army.
Japanese: 信長は義景と対峙していたため、本隊を武田軍に向けることができず、織田・徳川軍は次々と武田軍に諸城を奪われた。
English: When Nobunaga retreated to Gifu in November, Yoshikage made use of it to attack Nobunaga in cooperation with Azai troops, but since the Oda army staying in Mt. Tora Gozen resisted, Yoshikage had to retreat.
Japanese: 10月に信長が岐阜に撤退すると、それに乗じて義景は浅井勢と共同で打って出るが、虎御前山に残っていた織田軍の抵抗にあい撤退。
English: Since Yoshikage also retreated to Echizen Province in January of the next year due to fatigue of his vassals and snowfall, he received a letter from Shingen strongly blaming him (Ino Monjo [documents that Shingen TAKEDA sent to Yoshikage ASAKURA]).
Japanese: 義景も12月に部下の疲労と積雪を理由に越前へと撤退してしまい、そのため信玄から激しい非難を込めた文章を送りつけられる（伊能文書）。
English: In May 1573, Shingen TAKEDA, who was an ally to the Asakura family, died of disease on the front line and the Takeda army withdrew to Kai Province.
Japanese: そして元亀4年（1573年）4月、朝倉家にとって同盟者であった武田信玄は陣中で病死し、武田軍は甲斐に引き揚げた。
English: On September 14, 1573, Nobunaga invaded Omi Province leading a large force of 30,000 soldiers.
Japanese: 天正元年（1573年）8月8日、信長は3万を号する大軍を率いて近江に侵攻する。
English: Yoshikage also tried to depart for the front leading the whole Asakura army in response to this, however, Yoshikage who had been repeating various blunders was already losing trust from vassals, so senior vassals of the Asakura family such as Kageakira ASAKURA and Kagekata UOZUMI refused the order to depart for the front from Yoshikage, saying 'they can't depart for the front because of fatigue.'
Japanese: これに対して義景も朝倉全軍を率いて出陣しようとするが、数々の失態を犯し重ねてきた義景はすでに家臣の信頼を失いつつあり、「疲労で出陣できない」として朝倉家の重臣である朝倉景鏡、魚住景固らが義景の出陣命令を拒否する。
English: Due to this, Yoshikage assembled Yoshiie YAMAZAKI, Munekiyo KAWAI, and others, and departed for the front, leading 20,000 troops.
Japanese: このため、義景は山崎吉家、河井宗清らを招集し、2万の軍勢を率いて出陣した。
English: On September 18, Nobunaga took advantage of a rain storm to attack Fort Otaki, which was a fort of the Asakura family, by himself.
Japanese: 8月12日、信長は暴風雨を利用して自ら朝倉方の砦である大嶽砦を攻める。
English: On September 19, the Fort of Mt. Yono was captured, and it became impossible for Yoshikage to cooperate with Nagamasa.
Japanese: 8月13日には丁野山砦が陥落し、義景は長政と連携を取り合うことが不可能になってしまった。
English: However, since Nobunaga expected Yoshikage's withdrawal, the Asakura army was chased by the Oda army led by Nobunaga himself.
Japanese: ところが信長は義景の撤退を予測していたため、朝倉軍は信長自らが率いる織田軍の追撃を受けることになる。
English: With Yoshikage riding on a horseback, they fussed around as genin (servants who served their masters as slaves) abandoned their master and children abandoned their parents, and they raced to get away.'
Japanese: 「義景立出馬ニ乗玉ヘバ、右往左往ニサワギ、下人ハ主ヲ捨テ、子ハ親ヲ捨テ、我先我先トゾ退ニケル。」
English: Since it had been raining, they were stuck in the valley with their armor covered in mud, and unable to gather on the hill.'
Japanese: 「此間雨降タル道ナレバ、坂ハ足モタマラズ、谷ハ泥ニテ冑ノ毛モ不見。」
English: While stuck in the mud, an armored friend was shot and soldiers scattered in all directions as if they were small spiders while on a road the size of 5 or 6-ri (one "ri" is about 3.927 km). There was almost no space to walk because of abandoned horses and armor, etc.'
Japanese: 「泥ニ塗レテ足萎へ友具足ニ貫テ、蜘蛛ノ子ヲ散ガ如クシテ、其路五六里ガ間ニ、馬物具ヲ捨タル事足ノ踏所モナカリケリ。」
English: As always in the military, when you are leading, even a mouse can turn to a tiger, however, when you are losing, even a tiger can turn to a mouse. Therefore, they were frightened even by the shadows of plants and ran away in panic.'
Japanese: 「軍ノ習勝ニ乗時ハ鼠も虎トナリ、利ヲ失フ時ハ虎モ鼠トナル物ナレバ、草木ノ陰モヲソロシクシテ、シドロモドロニ退キケリ」
English: Nobunaga honed in so persistently that the Asakura army was caught up with the Oda army at Tonezaka Slope on their retreat and received critical damage.
Japanese: 信長の追撃は厳しく、朝倉軍は撤退途中の刀根坂において織田軍に追いつかれ、壊滅的な被害を受けてしまう。
English: Although Yoshikage himself escaped into Hikida-jo Castle, many powerful military commanders such as Tatsuoki SAITO, Yoshiie YAMAZAKI, and Yoshinobu YAMAZAKI died in the battle.
Japanese: 義景自身は命からがら疋壇城に逃げ込んだが、この戦いで斎藤龍興、山崎吉家、山崎吉延ら有力武将の多くが戦死してしまった。
English: Yoshikage ran away from Hikida-jo Castle to Ichijodani, however, officers and soldiers still escaped one after another and only about ten close advisers such as Kagechika TORII and Kageakira TAKAHASHI were eventually left.
Japanese: 義景は疋壇城から逃走して一乗谷を目指したが、この間にも将兵の逃亡が相次ぎ、残ったのは鳥居景近や高橋景業ら10人程度の側近のみとなってしまう。
English: However, upon hearing the news of severe damage suffered by the Asakura army, most of the officers and soldiers protecting Ichijodani while Yoshikage had been away had already escaped.
Japanese: ところが朝倉軍の壊滅を知って、一乗谷の留守を守っていた将兵の大半は逃走してしまっていた。
English: When Yoshikage came into the castle on 15th, the inside of the palace was dead quiet compared to when he had come back to the palace before, and ladies who had beautiful flower-like faces wiped tears with their sleeves feeling as if they were hit by a morning storm, and when he entered the palace that night, there wasn't even a hokai (food container).
Japanese: 「義景15日に館へ入せ玉へば、昔の帰陣に引替、殿中粧条寂莫として、紅顔花の如くなりし上籠達も、一朝の嵐に誘はるる心地、涙に袖をしぼり、夜の殿に入せ玉ひても、外の居もなし。
English: With stars above, samurai and roshin (main retainers) slept under thick cloud without anybody coming to see them or without receiving letters telling them that world issues would be solved.
Japanese: 寝頭に星を烈し武士老臣も、満天の雲に覆われて、参する人独もなかりければ、世上の事何とか成ぬらんと、尋聞かるべき便もなし」
English: On September 22, Yoshikage followed Kageakira's advice to abandon Ichijodani, and he escaped to Toun-ji Temple.
Japanese: 8月16日、義景は景鏡の勧めに従って一乗谷を放棄し、東雲寺に逃れた。
English: However, since Heisen-ji Temple had known the stratagem of Nobunaga, they didn't respond to Yoshikage's request but on the contrary attacked Toun-ji Temple, with Yoshikage escaping to Kensho-ji Temple on September 25.
Japanese: しかし信長の調略を受けていた平泉寺は義景の要請に応じるどころか、東雲寺を逆に襲う始末であり、義景は8月19日、賢松寺に逃れた。
English: On the other hand, Nobunaga's Oda army attacked Ichijodani with Katsuie SHIBATA, a spearhead of the army, on September 24, randomly setting fires.
Japanese: 一方、8月18日に信長率いる織田軍は柴田勝家を先鋒として一乗谷に攻め込み、手当たり次第に放火した。
English: The fires continued for three days and three nights, and the 100-year prosperity of the Asakura family was burned to the ground.
Japanese: この猛火は、三日三晩続き、これにより朝倉家100年の栄華は灰燼と帰したのである。
English: Although Yoshikage escaped to Kensho-ji Temple following advice from Kageakira ASAKURA, his cousin, Kageakira was in secret communication with Nobunaga ODA, betrayed Yoshikage, and attacked Kensho-ji Temple in the early morning of September 26.
Japanese: 従兄弟の朝倉景鏡の勧めで賢松寺に逃れていた義景であったが、8月20日早朝、その景鏡が織田信長と通じて裏切り、賢松寺を襲撃する。
English: After his death, the rest of the Asakura family such as Kotoku-in, Koshosho, and Aio-maru were killed by Nobunaga, and the Asakura family completely went to ruin.
Japanese: 死後、高徳院や小少将、愛王丸ら朝倉一族も信長によって全て虐殺され、かくして朝倉家は完全に滅亡した。
English: It's a true story that Nobunaga applied Hakudami (gold dust on a lacquered surface) on the skull of Yoshikage along with those of Hisamasa AZAI and Nagamasa AZAI and showed them to his vassals; however, the story that they used the skull as a glass and forced them to drink sake is fiction.
Japanese: その後、浅井久政・浅井長政共々髑髏に箔濃（はくだみ）を施され、信長が家臣に披露したというのは事実であるが、杯にして酒を飲ませたというのは作り話である。
English: The reason for this is that he let his opportunity for taking the reins of the government go by, although it was an absolute chance to do so if he had gone to the capital (Kyoto City) when Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA was in exile.
Japanese: その理由として、足利義昭が亡命してきたときに上洛すれば天下を取れる絶好の機会であったのに、それをみすみす逃がした。
English: In addition, when Nobunaga retreated to Gifu in January 1573, he could have defeated Nobunaga if he had chased him but he let his opportunity to capture Nobunaga go by.
Japanese: また元亀3年（1572年）12月に信長が岐阜に撤退したとき、追撃すれば信長を討ち取れる可能性もあったのに、それをみすみす逃がしたりしているからである。
English: In addition, going to the capital and putting Yoshiaki in the position of Shogun means he had to take an aggressive position against the Miyoshi family, and it seems to have been difficult for the then Azai and Asakura allied forces to defeat them and go to the capital at that time.
Japanese: また上洛して義昭を将軍とするとなると三好家と事を構える事となり、当時の浅井・朝倉連合ではこれを破って上洛する事は難しいと思われる。
English: It seems that he had self-esteem as a head of the noble Asakura family in Echizen Province, and until his death he refused to be in a home territory of Nobunaga who was just a baishin (indirect vassal) from Yoshikage's viewpoint.
Japanese: 越前の名族・朝倉家の当主としての自尊心だけは高かったらしく、義景から見れば陪臣に過ぎない信長の膝下に入ることを最後まで拒絶している。
English: However, it is understandable since Yoshikage was adopted out from the Rokkaku clan as described later.
Japanese: しかし、これも後述のように義景が六角氏から養子として入ったならば、納得できる。
English: It is said that the reason why Yoshikage came back to Echizen Province when Shingen TAKEDA was coming closer to Oda's territory is that he had thought 'even if I can defeat Nobunaga, it will eventually make no difference if Shingen takes over his position.'
Japanese: 武田信玄が織田領に迫る中、義景が越前に帰還したのは、「仮に信長を打倒できたとしても、その後釜に信玄が座るのでは、結局はおなじことではないか」という考えがあったからではないかともされている。
English: However, it was actually just because the economy worsened due to the long-term fight with the Oda army and he had to put priority on domestic affairs.
Japanese: しかし実際は織田との長期間の交戦による経済状況の悪化、それにより国内の事を優先せざるを得なくなっただけである。
English: It is said that at the conciliation with Nobunaga in 1570, Nobunaga knelt down on the ground to talk to Yoshikage, as follows (Mikawa Monogatari [Tales from Mikawa]).
Japanese: 元亀元年（1570年）の信長との講和の際、信長は義景に対して土下座した上、次のようにまで言ったとされている（三河物語）。
English: She was a beautiful woman who was described as 'she looks like a willow swinging in the wind standing among sweet peach trees in spring with incomparable beauty.' (Asakura Shimatsuki [War Chronicle on the Rise and Fall of the Asakura family]); however, since she was unable to become pregnant, Yoshikage divorced her and sent her back home.
Japanese: この正室は「容色無双ニシテ妖桃ノ春ノ園ニ綻ル装イ深メ、垂柳ノ風ヲ含メル御形」（朝倉始末記）と評された美女であったが、義景との間に子ができなかったため、離縁されて実家に送り返された。
English: Kozaisho gave birth to the first son of Yoshikage, Kumagimi-maru ASAKURA, in 1561.
Japanese: 小宰相は永禄4年（1561年）に義景との間に初めての男児である朝倉阿君丸を生んだ。
English: However, Kozaisho soon died from disease, and Kumagimi-maru also died young in 1568.
Japanese: ところがその後、小宰相は病死し、阿君丸も永禄11年（1568年）に早世してしまった。
English: It is said that a series of unfortunate events such as the death of Kumagimi-maru, his legitimate son, and beloved Kozaisho, as well as the estrangement of his vassals from him made Yoshikage no longer interested in politics.
Japanese: 嫡男・阿君丸と寵愛した小宰相の死去、さらに家臣の離反など、相次ぐ不幸が義景の関心を政治から遠ざけたとされる。
English: The relationship between Yoshikage and Koshosho is described as follows in "Asakura Shimatsuki."
Japanese: 『朝倉始末記』においては義景と小少将の関係について、以下のように述べている。
English: This lady (Koshosho) has a very attractive appearance and makes others feel happy by using flattery without affection, so Yoshikage very much favored her over others.'
Japanese: 「此女房（小少将）紅顔翠戴人の目を迷すのみに非ず、巧言令色人心を悦ばしめしかば、義景寵愛斜ならず」、
English: She held parties day and night, played Yokobue (the flute) and drums, danced traditional Japanese dance, and made a long night short. Even the first Qin Emperor and Genso during the Tang dynasty were not so haughty.'
Japanese: 「昼夜宴をなし、横笛、太鼓、舞を業とし永夜を短しとす。秦の始皇、唐の玄宗の驕りもこれに過ぎず」
English: It is said that Yoshikage was withdrawing in Ichijodani with his favorite Koshosho even during the Battle of Anegawa.
Japanese: 姉川の戦いの際にも、義景は小少将を寵愛して一乗谷に引き籠っていたとされる。
English: Studying and understanding the situation between 'Asakura blood relations of the family (Kageakira ASAKURA as the head) and retainers' and 'the head of a head family who has been adopted out from the Rokkaku clan' has been expected based on stories such as the massive estrangement of Fudai kashin dan (a group of hereditary vassals), sudden decrease of leading ability/centripetal force of the Asakura family head, and conflicts between Kageakira and Yoshikage ASAKURA.
Japanese: 譜代家臣団の大量離反や、朝倉当主の急激な指導力・求心力低下、朝倉景鏡と義景の軋轢などが「朝倉氏の血脈である一門（筆頭・朝倉景鏡）、家来衆」と「六角氏からの養子である本家当主」という構図が解りやすく研究解明が待たれる説である。
English: Hidetsugu TOYOTOMI/Hidetsugu HASHIBA was a busho (Japanese military commander), daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) and Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor) from the Sengoku period (period of warring states) (Japan) (the end of the Muromachi period) to Tensho period.
Japanese: 豊臣秀次（とよとみのひでつぐ、とよとみひでつぐ）／羽柴秀次（はしばひでつぐ）は、戦国時代(日本)（室町時代末期）から天正時代の武将・大名・関白である。
English: He was adopted by Yasunaga MIYOSHI who was a member of the MIYOSHI clan, a Sengoku daimyo (Japanese territorial lord in the Sengoku period), and named Nobuyoshi MIYOSHI, but he later changed his name to Hidetsugu HASHIBA.
Japanese: はじめ、戦国大名・三好氏の一族・三好康長に養子入りして三好信吉（みよしのぶよし）と名乗っていたが、後に羽柴秀次と改名する。
English: He had many concubines including Komahime, a daughter of Yoshimitsu MOGAMI, Kogo-no-tsubone, a daughter of Tessai Takashige TANNOWA, and Okuni, a daughter of Shinzaemon OSHIMA.
Japanese: 側室は、最上義光の娘・駒姫、淡輪徹斎隆重の娘・小督局、大島新左衛門の娘・お国など、ほか多数いる。
English: He was born the first son of Tomo (Zuiryu-in Nisshu) (the elder sister of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI) and Yoshifusa MIYOSHI (then known as Yasuke KINOSHITA) in 1568.
Japanese: 永禄11年（1568年）、豊臣秀吉の姉・とも（瑞竜院日秀）と三好吉房（当時は木下弥助）の長男として生まれる。
English: When Nobunaga ODA attacked the Azai clan, Hidetsugu was sent to Keijun MIYABE as his adopted son (he was then returned after the fall of the Azai clan).
Japanese: 織田信長の浅井氏攻めに際し、宮部継潤に養子として送り込まれた（浅井氏滅亡後に返還）。
English: Later, when Nobunaga started the Conquest of Shikoku, Hideyoshi was going to strengthen his clout in Shikoku, thus Hidetsugu was sent to become the adopted child of Yasunaga MIYOSHI who had strong power in Awa Province at the time, where he was given the name Nobuyoshi MIYOSHI.
Japanese: その後、信長が開始した四国征伐において、秀吉が四国に対する影響力を強めるため、当時阿波国で勢力を誇っていた三好康長に養子として送り込まれ、三好信吉と名乗る。
English: After Nobunaga died in July 1582, Hideyoshi was establishing his status as his successor, and Hidetsugu was given important posts by Hideyoshi as one of a few relatives.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）6月の信長の死後、秀吉が信長の後継者としての地位を確立する過程において、秀吉の数少ない縁者として重用された。
English: He took part in the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute in 1584, where he was a general commander of the detached surprise attack force in Mikawa Province for 'intermission,' but they suffered terrible defeat by a surprise attack by the Ieyasu TOKUGAWA army; Hidetsugu lost Tsuneoki IKEDA, his father-in-law along with Nagayoshi MORI, and escaped with his bare life.
Japanese: 天正12年（1584年）の小牧・長久手の戦いにも参加し、このとき「中入り」のため三河国別働奇襲隊の総指揮を執ったが、逆に徳川家康軍の奇襲を受けて惨敗し、舅である池田恒興や森長可らを失い、命からがら敗走する。
English: He achieved military exploits at the Conquest of Kishu in Kii Province and the Conquest of Shikoku in 1585.
Japanese: 天正13年（1585年）の紀伊国紀州征伐、四国征伐では軍功を挙げた。
English: He was given 430,000 koku (crop yields) in Hachimanyama-jo Castle in Omi Province (of which 230,000 were for Otoshiyori [chief retainers] as a reward).
Japanese: このため、近江国八幡山城に43万石を与えられた（うち、23万石は御年寄り衆分）。
English: He was said to be a good governor for the inside of the territory; a 'Statue of Justice for the Fight Over Water' remains in Omihachiman City, and his anecdotes have been handed down.
Japanese: 領内の統治でも善政を布いたと言われ、近江八幡市には「水争い裁きの像」などが残り逸話が語り継がれている。
English: This might be due to the great achievement of his vassals, Yoshimasa TANAKA and others, but another face of Hidetsugu showed his independence, such that he himself punished the local governors who misgoverned and judged his father Yoshifusa MIYOSHI, who was in charge of Myodai (a substitute), 'unreliable.'
Japanese: これは田中吉政など家臣の功績が大きいとも言われているが、悪政を敷いた代官を自ら成敗したり名代を任せた父の三好吉房について「頼りない」と評価するなど主体性を発揮した面も伝わっている。
English: The real image is that he gradually controlled them while being supported by Yoshimasa and other vassels.
Japanese: 吉政らの補佐を受けつつ、徐々に彼らを使いこなすに至ったというのが実像であろう。