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English: However, the 'Chibanosuke Daidai Gosenzo Shidai' written in a family register of deaths of Hondo-ji Temple has a record, '4th, Tanetsuna, 31 years old, July 8, 1228,' and there is also a problem of how a samurai as young as 14 years old could lead an army in the Jokyu War, and accordingly, there is another argument that he was born in 1198 adopting his age of death being 31, and that Tokitane and Yasutsuna CHIBA brohthers, who were indicated as children of Naritane (younger brother of Tanetsuna) in "Chiba Taikeizu," were biological children of Tanetsuna.
Japanese: ただし、本土寺の過去帳に載せられている「千葉介代々御先祖次第」には、「第四胤綱　卅一歳、安貞二年戊午五月廿八日」と記されており、また承久の乱で14歳の若武者が一軍を率いるという年齢的な問題もあることから、享年31を採用して建久9年（1198年）生まれとし、『千葉大系図』では成胤の子（胤綱の弟）とされている時胤・千葉泰綱兄弟を胤綱の実子とする説もある。
English: According to "Kokon chomon ju" (A collection of Tales Heard, Past and Present), when Yoshimura MIURA, who was dominating as an authority at that time, saw Tanetsuna, as a young man, take a seat for more valuable person than the one Yoshimura took in the room for samurais in the Shogun's palace and said sarcastictically, 'that dog from Shimousa Province would not know where to find a bed,' then Tanetsuna is said to have fought back saying 'that dog of the Miura family would eat a friend,' and criticized Yoshimura's betrayal at the Battle of Wada.
Japanese: 『古今著聞集』によると、年若い胤綱が将軍御所の侍の間で、当時権勢を振るっていた重鎮の三浦義村の上座に座り、義村が「下総の犬めは寝場所を知らぬな」と皮肉ると、胤綱は「三浦の犬は友を食らうぞ」と切り返し、和田合戦での義村の裏切りを批判したという。
English: Naomitsu YUKI (1330 - 1395 February 7) is a busho (Japanese military commander) from the period of Northern and Southern Courts (Japan) to the beginning of Muromachi period.
Japanese: 結城直光（ゆうきなおみつ、1330年（元徳2年）-1395年2月7日（応永2年1月17日(旧暦)））は、南北朝時代(日本)、室町時代前期にかけての武将。
English: Same as his older brother, he worked together with Takauji ASHIKAGA, and in 1352, he succeeded in the suppression of Yoshioki NITTA and Yoshimune WAKIYA, when they raised an army in Kozuke Province.
Japanese: 兄同様に足利尊氏に与し、1352年に新田義興・脇屋義宗らが上野国で挙兵したとき、尊氏に与してこれらの討伐で功を挙げた。
English: From these circumstances, he was truly trusted from Takauji, Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA, and Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, and with this support, he expanded the power to Hitachi, and was given the shugoshiki of Awa province.
Japanese: これらの経緯から尊氏・足利義詮・足利義満らの信任は厚く、直光はその信任を背景として常陸に勢力を拡張し、安房国の守護職も与えられた。
English: Naotomo YUKI (1352 - April 26, 1343) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 結城　直朝（ゆうきなおとも、1325年（正中(元号)2年）－1343年4月26日（興国4年/康永2年4月2日(旧暦)））は、南北朝時代(日本)の武将。
English: Naotomo continued to support the Northern Court (Japan) power of Takauji ASHIKAGA after his father's death, and went against the Shirakawa Yuki clan, Oda clan, and Seki clan of the Southern Court.
Japanese: 直朝は父の代に引き続き足利尊氏の北朝(日本)勢力に与し、南朝方の白河結城氏、小田氏、関氏などと対立した。
English: In 1343, given the order from KO no Morofuyu, who was the senior vassal for Takauji, he attacked Seki-jo castle in Hitachi Province protected by Chikafusa KITABATAKE, Munesuke SEKI, and Munemasa SEKI of Southern Court (Japan) power, although succeeding his military exploits, he got injured badly from this battle and soon died afterwards (It is also said that, while taking part in the plan to dig the tunnel to make their way inside the Seki castle, they were attacked by the castle guards, and was killed when trying to escape).
Japanese: 1343年、尊氏の重臣・高師冬に従って南朝(日本)勢力である北畠親房・関宗祐・関宗政が守る常陸国関城を攻撃し、奮戦して大いなる武功を挙げたが、このときの戦いで重傷を負い、まもなく死去した（坑道を掘って関城を攻略しようとする作戦に参加したが、城兵に看破され敗走する際に討ち取られたとも）。
English: Taketoshi KIKUCHI (year of birth unknown - 1341) is a Southern Court (Japan) busho (Japanese military commander) from the end of Kamakura period into the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 菊池武敏（きくちたけとし、生年不詳-1341年（興国2年/暦応4年）？）は、鎌倉時代末期から南北朝時代(日本)にかけての南朝(日本)の武将。
English: In 1335, when Takauji ASHIKAGA opposed against the Emperor Godaigo, Taketoshi attacked Sadatsune SHONI who supported the Ashikaga side in his province, and although he suffered in the battle, he was able to defeat him.
Japanese: 1335年、足利尊氏が後醍醐天皇に反逆したとき、武敏は本国にあって足利側に与した少弐貞経を攻め、苦戦したもののこれを破った。
English: In this battle, although Taketoshi side had the advantage with the military force, since it was just a motley army and the Matsuura clan and other clans defected, they went through a huge defeat, and Korenao ASO and Takehisa KAMACHI of the ruling party died in this battle and Taketoshi KIKUCHI himself escaped for his life to his province.
Japanese: この戦いでは兵力的には武敏側が優勢であったが、所詮は寄せ集めに過ぎなかったため、肥前の松浦氏などが離反したために大敗を喫し、与党の阿蘇惟直、蒲池武久は戦死し、菊池武敏自身は命からがら本国に逃れた。
English: The details about the year of his death is unknown, but after the death of his brother, Takeshige, he looked after Takehito KIKUCHI who succeeded afterwards.
Japanese: 没年は詳しく分かっていないが、兄・武重の死後、その後を継いだ菊池武士を後見していたらしい。
English: Takezumi KIKUCHI (year of birth unknown - July 27, 1356) is a busho (Japanese military commander) from the end of Kamakura period into the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 菊池武澄（きくちたけずみ、？－1356年7月27日（正平(日本)11年/延文元年6月29日(旧暦)））は、鎌倉時代末期から南北朝時代(日本)にかけての武将。
English: Due to his father's achievement in the battle field, during the Kenmu Restoration (The new government of Emperor Godaigo), he was appointed to be a Governor of Hizen Province by the Emperor Godaigo.
Japanese: 父の戦功により建武の新政のとき、後醍醐天皇より肥前国守に任じられた。
English: In 1348, along with his brother Takemitsu KIKUCHI, he took in the Imperial Prince Kaneyoshi of the Emperor Godaigo to Hizen Province, and after that, he fought with them and Korezumi ASO against the Northern Court (Japan) power throughout Kyushu and defeated them.
Japanese: 1348年、兄弟の菊池武光と共に後醍醐天皇の皇子・懐良親王を肥前に迎え、以後は親王を擁して武光や阿蘇惟澄と共に九州各地の北朝(日本)勢力と戦い、これを破った。
English: Mizoguchi-jo Castle in 1351, Isshiki clan in 1353, and in 1355 with Ujiyasu OTOMO and Noriuji ISSHIKI.
Japanese: 1351年には筑後国溝口城、1353年には一色氏、1355年には大友氏泰と一色範氏といった具合である。
English: However, he got ill in the end of June the following year later, and tried to erect a temple in hope of recovery, but to no avail; he died on July 19.
Japanese: しかし翌年6月初旬に病に倒れ、平癒を祈って寺院を建立しようとしたが、その甲斐なく6月29日に死去した。
English: Takatomo ODA (1337 - July 3, 1414) is a busho (Japanese military commander) from the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan) to the early Muromachi period.
Japanese: 小田孝朝（おだたかとも、延元2年/建武(日本)4年（1337年）-応永21年6月16日(旧暦)（1414年7月3日）は、南北朝時代(日本)から室町時代前期にかけての武将。
English: However, because he felt that he did not receive a fair amount of reward grants, Takatomo was dissatisfied, and in 1387, along with the rebellion of Wakainumaru OYAMA, he opposed against Ujimitsu.
Japanese: ところがそれに対して鎌倉公方・足利氏満の恩賞が不当に少なかったため、孝朝は不満を抱き、1387年の小山若犬丸の反乱に乗じて氏満に反乱を起こした。
English: Then he was attacked by the punitive force of Tomomune UESUGI, given the order from Ujimitsu, and a year later he surrendered.
Japanese: このため、氏満の命を受けた上杉朝宗らの討伐軍による攻撃を受け、翌年に降伏を余儀なくされた。
English: After the war, Ujimitsu did not take Takatomo's life and only punished him with confiscation of part of the territory.
Japanese: 戦後、氏満は孝朝の一命は助命し、所領の一部没収だけの処罰にとどめている。
English: After that, he did not take any eye opening actions in the political world, and since he was a very well educated man, he devoted himself into Waka (poems) and writings.
Japanese: その後は特に政界で目立った行動は起こさず、もともと豊かな教養人であったため、和歌や書に没頭した。
English: Also, he had a great interest in the swordplay, and learned sword fighting from Yorihara NAKASHINO from the Mikawa Province, and became a founder of Oda style swordplay.
Japanese: また、剣術にも大いなる興味を持ち、三河国の中篠頼平から剣術を学び、小田流剣法を創始した。
English: Since the eldest child, Harutomo ODA died before him, Mochiie ODA who was the legitimate grandchild succeeded.
Japanese: 長子である小田治朝に先立たれていたため、嫡孫の小田持家が跡を継いだ。
English: Haruhisa ODA (1283 February 10 - January 16, 1353) is a busho (Japanese military commander) from the late Kamakura period into the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 小田治久（おだはるひさ、1283年2月10日（弘安6年1月12日(旧暦)）－1353年1月16日（正平(日本)7年/文和元年12月11日(旧暦)））は、鎌倉時代後期から南北朝時代(日本)にかけての武将。
English: In 1327, he succeeded in suppressing the riot of the Ando clan in Mutsu Province in place of his father.
Japanese: 嘉暦2年（1327年）、父の代理として陸奥国の安藤氏の乱鎮圧で功を挙げた。
English: In the Genko War, he joined the army of bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and after the fall of Kamakura bakufu, afraid of being charged for this crime, he helped Fujisawa MADENOKOJI, who was exiled to Hitachi Province in the order of the bakufu, to go to the capital and served for the Emperor Godaigo.
Japanese: 元弘の乱では幕府軍に従ったが、鎌倉幕府が滅亡するとその罪を問われることを恐れて、幕命で常陸国に流罪とされていた万里小路藤房を助けて上洛し、後醍醐天皇に仕えた。
English: When Takauji ASHIKAGA turned against the Emperor Godaigo, he joined the Southern Court (Japan) side, and in 1336 he fought together with Masaie KUSUNOKI against the Northern Court (Japan) side of Hitachi.
Japanese: 足利尊氏が後醍醐天皇から離反すると南朝(日本)側に与し、延元元年/建武(日本)3年（1336年）には楠木正家と共に常陸の北朝(日本)勢力と戦った。
English: Since he brought Chikafusa KITABATAKE over to the Oda-jo Castle, he was attacked by KO no Morofuyu who was given the orders from Takauji, and he had no choice but to surrender to the Northern Courts.
Japanese: その後、北畠親房を小田城に迎えたため、尊氏の命を受けた高師冬の攻撃を受け、北朝に降伏することを余儀なくされた。
English: On January 16, 1353, he died at the age of 70, and his son Takatomo ODA succeeded afterwards.
Japanese: 正平7年/文和元年（1352年）12月11日、70歳で死去し、後を子の小田孝朝が継いだ。
English: TAIRA no Moritoshi (born on an unknown date, died in March 20, 1184) was a busho (a Japanese military commander) during the end of the Heian period who was from the Ise-Heishi clan (a branch of the Taira clan).
Japanese: 平盛俊（たいらのもりとし、生年未詳-寿永3年2月7日(旧暦)（1184年3月20日）は、平安時代末期の伊勢平氏方の武将。
English: He was commonly called Ecchu no kami, and then, came to be called Ecchu-Zenji (meaning the former governor of Ecchu Province) because of his official position (The Taira clan were eventually stripped of their governmental positions by Genji [the Minamoto clan], and therefore, the name of Ecchu-Zenji which means 'the former governor of Ecchu Province' is used in some history books such as "Heike Monogatari" [The tale of the Heike]).
Japanese: 俗称は官名から越中守、のち越中前司（源氏により平家一門の官職が剥奪されたため、「平家物語」等一部歴史書では「前の越中国司」の意からこの名が用いられている）。
English: In 1184, in the Battle of Ichinotani, TAIRA no Moritoshi responded to a challenge for one-on-one battle offered by Noritsuna INOMATA, while he was retreating from the Sakaotoshi attack (surprise attack) by MINOMOTO no Yoshitsune on his army which had camped at Myousen-ji shrine.
Japanese: 寿永3年（1184年）、一ノ谷の戦いで明泉寺に陣を敷き、源義経の坂落とし作戦に敗れて敗走中、源氏方の猪俣則綱に一騎打ちを申し込まれて、対決する。
English: Ninsho (1217 August 19 - August 25, 1303) is a Ritsu sect (Shingon Ritsu sect) monk in the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 忍性(にんしょう、建保5年7月16日(旧暦)（1217年8月19日）-乾元_(日本)2年7月12日(旧暦)（1303年8月25日）)は、鎌倉時代の律宗（真言律宗）の僧である。
English: Due to the entreaty from his mother on her deathbed in 1232, he entered a priesthood at Kakuan-ji Temple, Yamato Province when he was 16, and received Jukai (handing down the precepts) at Todai-ji Temple the following year.
Japanese: 1232年死の床にあった母の懇願により、16歳で大和国額安寺に入って出家、翌年東大寺にて授戒を受ける。
English: Then he learned the Monju belief and conducted ascetic practices at Gyogi associated Chikurin-ji Temple (Kochi City), but from what Ninsho has told his master, Eison, since he did not choose to become a priest himself, he was not so passionate with activities as a Buddhist monk ("Kongo Butsushi Eison Kanjingakushoki").
Japanese: 以後、文殊信仰を学んだ後に行基ゆかりの竹林寺(高知市)などで修行を重ねたが、忍性が後に師の叡尊に語ったところによれば、自主的な出家ではなかったために僧侶としての活動は決して熱心ではなかったという（『金剛仏子叡尊感身学正記』）。
English: Ninsho participated as Kanjin Hijiri (fund-raising priests) in the reconstruction of Saidai-ji Temple (Nara City) which was lead by Eison in 1239, where he came to admire Eison, and received Jukai once again from Eison to become his disciple, and in the following year, March 1240, he conducted the ceremony to enter into priesthood once again.
Japanese: 1239年に叡尊が主導していた西大寺(奈良市)の再建に勧進聖として加わった忍性は叡尊に惹かれて同寺において再度叡尊の下で授戒してその弟子となり、翌1240年3月に改めて出家の儀式をやり直している。
English: Ninsho learned the religious doctorines once again, built Jose-in Temple in 1240 and practiced charities like relief of Hansen's disease patients, and participated in social work such as helping the Hinin (one group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system, often ex-convicts or vagrants) by repairing the Hidenin Temple, and while doing so, he took part in propagation of Ritsu sect.
Japanese: 忍性は教学を学びなおしながら、1240年に常施院を設け、ハンセン氏病患者らの救済などの慈善活動、悲田院を改修して非人救済を行うなどの社会事業を行い、この間に律宗布教にも努めた。
English: He gained the trust from shogunal retainer of Kamakura, Shigetoki HOJO and Sanetoki HOJO from the Hojo clan, and in 1262 he headed to Kamakura.
Japanese: 鎌倉の御家人や北条重時、北条実時ら北条氏の信頼を得て、1262年には鎌倉へ進出。
English: He held Shigetoki HOJO's funeral and in 1267 he practiced his activities centered around Gokuraku-ji Temple (Kamakura City).
Japanese: 北条重時の葬儀を司り、1267年には極楽寺(鎌倉市)を中心に活動を行う。
English: He invited his master Eison to Kamakura, which enabled him to hold the right to levy Seki-mai (Seki rice) from Iijima, and the right for Kanrei (shogunal deputy) for the Daibutsu-den (the Great Buddha hall).
Japanese: 師の叡尊を鎌倉へ招き、飯島からの関米徴収権や、大仏殿の管領権を持つ。
English: Although master Eison advocated the propagation to the people, he knew he was not good with it and focused on the relief on "Hinin" who was thought to be the most unrelieved presence for Buddhism at that time, handing off that role to Ninsho.
Japanese: 師の叡尊は民衆への布教を唱えながら、自分には不得手であることを自覚して当時の仏教において一番救われない存在と考えられていた非人救済に専念し、その役割を忍性に託した。
English: Ninsho felt that relief of "Hinin" would only promote the discrimination, so he gave his best effort in the relief of all hierarchy including the Hinin.
Japanese: 忍性は非人救済のみでは、それが却って差別を助長しかねないと考えて非人を含めた全ての階層への救済に尽力した。
English: It led to a contradiction between Eison and Ninsho, and Eison gave a bitter comment about Ninsho putting too much effort into the propagation which made him ignore his studies ('Ryokan-bo wa jihi ga sugita' "Chobun-shu").
Japanese: その結果、叡尊と忍性の間に齟齬を来たし、叡尊は忍性が布教に力を入れすぎて学業が疎かになっている（「良観房ハ慈悲ガ過ギタ」（『聴聞集』））と苦言も呈している。
English: It is said that Ninsho played a big role in having the Shingon Ritsu sect to draw the line at both Shingon sect and Ristsu sect.
Japanese: 真言律宗が真言宗とも律宗とも一線を画していくことになるのには、忍性の役割が大きいと言われている。
English: TAIRA no Narimoto (year of birth unknown - 1109) is a busho (Japanese military commander) in the late Heian period.
Japanese: 平成幹（たいらのなりもと、生年不詳-天仁2年(1109年)）は、平安時代後期の武将。
English: His brothers are TAIRA no Narimoto (Taro YOSHIDA), TAIRA no Tadamoto (Yukikata clan), and his sister got married to MINAMOTO no Yoshinari (founder of the Satake clan) of the Hitachi-Genji clan.
Japanese: 兄弟に平盛幹（吉田太郎）、平忠幹（行方氏）らがおり、妹は、常陸源氏の源義業（佐竹氏の祖）に嫁いでいる。
English: FUJIWARA no Suekatawho was also serving MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu took the sword from MINAMOTO no Yoshiaki, and using it, attacked MINAMOTO no Yoshitada from behind.
Japanese: 同じく、源義光の配下の藤原季方が源義明の刀を奪い、それを使って源義忠に背後より斬りつけたという。
English: Yoshimitsu told the injured Narimoto to go to Enjo-ji Temple on Hiei-zan Mountain to rest and deliver a letter to Yoshimitsu's young brother, Kaiyo.
Japanese: 負傷していた成幹に義光は弟で園城寺の僧快誉宛の書状を持たせて養生するように伝え比叡山に向かわせる。
English: Due to this letter, Narimoto was burried alive by Kaiyo in order to keep everything a secret.
Japanese: そのため、成幹は快誉によって、口封じのために生き埋めにされて殺された。
English: Looking from the way this story has come out, it is possible that Narimoto told someone this story by leaving a message of some sort.
Japanese: 後に、この経緯が漏れたことから、成幹が誰かにこの内容を書き残すなどの方法で伝えていた可能性がある。
English: Kamo SERIZAWA, the descendant, who was the head of Shinsengumi in the end of Edo period was from the Serizawa clan of the upper grade country samurai of Serizawa Castle in Serizawa-mura, Hitachi Province, and had the real name of TAIRA no Mitsumoto.
Japanese: 幕末の新撰組の総局長だった芹沢鴨は、常陸国芹沢村の芹沢城の流れを汲む上級郷士の芹沢氏の出で、本名を平光幹（たいら・の・みつもと）といい子孫になる。
English: Incidentally, his name was conventionally pronounced 'Yoshinaka,' but now it is considered 'Yoshihisa' based on a written seal of old documents assembled at Kezo-ji Temple in Kira-cho, Aichi Prefecture.
Japanese: なお、義央の読みは従来「よしなか」とされていたが、愛知県吉良町の華蔵寺に収められる古文書の花押などから、現在では「よしひさ」と考えられている。
English: On October 6, 1641, he was born the eldest legitimate son of Yoshifuyu KIRA (4200 koku), koke hatamoto (direct retainers of the Edo bakufu), and a niece of Tadakatsu SAKAI (a daughter of Tadayoshi SAKAI) at the residence of Kira on the street of Edo Kajibashi.
Japanese: 寛永18年（1641年）9月2日、高家旗本吉良義冬（4200石）と酒井忠勝の姪（酒井忠吉の娘）の嫡男として、江戸鍛冶橋通りの吉良邸にて生まれる。
English: His mother was the eldest daughter of the taishin hatamoto (greater vassal) Tadayoshi SAKAI (a biological younger brother of tairo (chief minister) Tadakatsu SAKAI (the lord of the Obama domain of Wakasa Province)).
Japanese: 母は大身旗本酒井忠吉（大老酒井忠勝(若狭国小浜藩主)の実弟）の長女。
English: He had five younger brothers: Yoshisue TOJO (hatamoto with 500 koku), Yoshitaka TOJO (hatamoto with 300 bags of kirimai (an allowance in rice), Fuyusada TOJO (an adopted son of Yoshisue), Fuyushige TOJO (an adopted son of Yoshitaka), and Kosho (a disciple of Hozobo Koyu, a Buddhist monk of Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine in Yamashiro Province).
Japanese: 弟に東条義叔（500石の旗本）・東条義孝（切米300俵の旗本）・東条冬貞（義叔養子）・東条冬重（義孝養子）・孝証（山城国石清水八幡宮の僧侶・豊蔵坊孝雄の弟子）の5人がいる。
English: On January 30, 1658, he was invested with Jushiino jiju (Junior Fourth Rank Chamberlain) of Kozuke Province (see also shinno ninkoku (provinces whose gubernatorial posts were reserved as sinecures for imperial princes) for the reason he was not Kozuke no kami (the governor of Kozuke Province) but Kozuke no suke (the assistant governor of Kozuke Province) despite his high court ranking).
Japanese: 明暦3年（1657年）12月27日、従四位侍従兼上野国に叙任（位階が高いにもかかわらず、上野守でなく上野介である事については、親王任国を参照）。
English: In May 1658, he was married to Baireiin (later known as Tomiko), a younger sister of Tsunakatsu UESUGI, the lord of the Yonezawa domain in Dewa Province.
Japanese: 万治元年（1658年）4月、出羽国米沢藩主上杉綱勝の妹・梅嶺院（後の富子）と結婚。
English: There is an anecdote about his marriage, which states that Tomiko fell in love with the beautiful Yoshihisa at first sight, but no such evidence can be found in reliable materials.
Japanese: この婚儀は美男子であった義央を、富子が見初めたとの逸話もあるが、確実な資料からは見出せない。
English: According to "Uesugi Nenpu" (Uesugi's chronological record), it was a marriage ordered by the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun): 'On April 7, 1658, Hyobu CHISAKA told (Tsunakatsu) that he had been ordered to marry Sanhime to Kozuke no Suke KIRA by Masayuki HOSHINA in front of the assembled company such as the roju (senior councilor) Tadakiyo SAKAI, Nobutsuna MATSUDAIRA and Tadaaki ABE.
Japanese: 『上杉年譜』は「万治元年3月5日、柳営において老中酒井忠清・松平信綱・阿部忠秋列座のなか、保科正之から三姫を吉良上野介へ嫁がせるべき旨を命じられたことを千坂兵部が（綱勝に）言上した」と幕命による婚儀と記している。
English: The Kira clan was related to the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi clan by old marriage connections, and he had two sons and four daughters (the eldest son Tsunanori UESUGI, the second son Saburo KIRA, the eldest daughter Tsuruhime, the second daughter Furihime, the third daughter Akurihime, and the fourth daughter Kikuhime) (however, the second son Saburo and the second daughter Furihime died young).
Japanese: また、吉良氏が古くからの婚姻関係によって扇谷上杉氏の血を引いており、二男四女（長男上杉綱憲、次男吉良三郎、長女鶴姫、次女振姫、三女阿久利姫、四女菊姫）に恵まれた（ただし次男・三郎と次女・振姫は夭折）。
English: In September 1662, he first went to Kyoto as an envoy of the gozonmon built by Ouchi Sento Imperial Palace, and was granted an audience with Emperor Gosai.
Japanese: 寛文2年（1662年）8月には、大内仙洞御所造営の御存問の使として初めて京都へ赴き、後西天皇の謁見を賜る。
English: On February 26, 1663, when he went up to the capital for the second time as kashi (ambassador) for the retired Emperor Gosai's newly established cloister government, he was promoted to Jushii (Junior Fourth Rank) at the age of 22.
Japanese: 寛文3年（1663年）1月19日、後西上皇の院政の開始に対する賀使としての2度目の上洛の際、22歳にして従四位に昇進している。
English: Additionally, he worked as an envoy although he was a dependent, which suggests that his ability as a koke was outstanding.
Japanese: さらに部屋住みの身でありながら使者職を行っていた事は、高家としての技倆が卓越していた事を表している。
English: In the intercalary fifth month of 1664, Tsunakatsu UESUGI, the lord of the Yonezawa domain, died suddenly without an heir, so the family plunged into a crisis of being deprived of samurai status and forfeited its territories.
Japanese: 寛文4年（1664年）閏5月、米沢藩主上杉綱勝が嗣子なきまま急死したために改易の危機に陥った。
English: However, due to the good offices of Masayuki HOSHINA (father-in-law of Tsunakatsu UESUGI), the eldest son, Sannosuke (later known as Tsunanori UESUGI), was adopted by the Uesugi family, and therefore the Uesugi family was able to avoid the crisis, but ultimately its fief was decreased from 300,000 to 150,000.
Japanese: しかし、保科正之（上杉綱勝の岳父）の斡旋を受け、長男三之助を上杉家の養子（のち上杉綱憲）とした結果、上杉家は改易を免れ、30万石から15万石への減知で危機を収束させた。
English: There is a view that Tsunakatsu died suddenly because Yoshihisa poisoned him, but this is considered a groundless rumor spread by Hachiya FUKUOJI, a feudal retainer of the Yonezawa domain, who lost his position in conflict with Hyobu CHISAKA, Edo-garo (one of the highest-ranking vassals of a daimyo during the Edo period) of the Uesugi family.
Japanese: 綱勝急死は義央による毒殺説が存在するが、これは上杉家江戸家老千坂兵部らと対立して失脚した米沢藩士福王子八弥の流言飛語で、信憑性は乏しいとされている。
English: Consequently, Yoshihisa came to use the relationship with the Uesugi family positively; he not only made them support him financially but also tried to have his three daughters profitably adopted by Tsunanori.
Japanese: 以後、義央は上杉家との関係を積極的に利用するようになり、たびたび財政支援をさせたほか、3人の娘達を綱憲の養女として縁組を有利に進めようとした。
English: His eldest daughter, Tsuru UESUGI, became a wife of Tsunataka SHIMAZU, the lord of the Satsuma domain, the second daughter, Akuri UESUGI, married Masatake TSUGARU, a kotaiyoriai (landholding liege vassals with alternate attendance obligations) hatamoto, and the third daughter, Kiku UESUGI, also became a wife of Tadahira SAKAI, a hatamoto (Princess Tsuru was divorced from Tsunataka, and Princess Kiku had lost her husband, but later she became a wife of Tsunenari OINOMIKADO, a court noble, and gave birth to a son and a daughter).
Japanese: 長女上杉鶴は薩摩藩主島津綱貴の室、次女上杉阿久利は交代寄合旗本津軽政たけの室、3女上杉菊も旗本酒井忠平の室となっている（鶴姫は綱貴に離縁され、菊姫も死別するが、のちに公家大炊御門経音の室となって1男1女を産む）。
English: In the intercalary ninth month of 1680, he was appointed Sakone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), which was the highest rank for a koke, and in March 1683 he was installed as a koke together with Mototsune OSAWA and Yoshisato HATAKEYAMA.
Japanese: 延宝8年（1680年）閏9月、高家の極官である左近衛少将に任官し、天和(日本)3年（1683年）3月には大沢基恒、畠山義里とともに高家に就任した。
English: Incidentally, after Tsunenori, the eldest son, was adopted by the Uesugi family, his heir was Saburo, the second son, but he died young on September 28, 1685.
Japanese: また、長男綱憲の上杉家入り以後、嫡男は次男三郎だったが、貞享2年（1685年）9月1日に夭折。
English: Once he had consulted with Tsunanori and the bakufu, they adopted Haruchiyo, the second son of Tsunanori, changing his name into Yoshimasa KIRA, and on May 24, 1690, they took him into the residence at Edo Kajibashi.
Japanese: 綱憲や幕府とも協議の末、綱憲次男の春千代を吉良義周と改名させて養子とし、元禄3年（1690年）4月16日に江戸鍛冶橋の邸宅へ迎え入れた。
English: On October 9, 1698, he lost his residence at Kajibashi because of the great fire of Edo, but later he rebuilt his residence at Yaesu.
Japanese: 元禄11年（1698年）9月6日、江戸の大火により鍛冶橋邸を焼失し、のち八重洲にて再建する。
English: On March 13, 1701, both Naganori ASANO, the lord of the Ako domain in Harima Province, and Muratoyo DATE, the lord of the Iyo-Yoshida domain in Iyo Province, were appointed as receptionists for the Imperial envoys of Emperor Higashiyama such as Sukekado YANAGIWARA, Yasuharu TAKANO and Hirosada SEIKANJI, an inshi (messenger from the retired Emperor) of Emperor Reigen.
Japanese: 元禄14年（1701年）2月4日、播磨国赤穂藩主浅野長矩と伊予国宇和島藩伊予吉田藩主伊達村豊両名は、東山天皇の勅使である柳原資廉・高野保春・霊元天皇の院使である清閑寺熈定らの饗応役に命じられた。
English: On this occasion, Yoshihisa was ordered to be an instructor, but he was in Kyoto as an envoy to convey New Year's greetings for the Imperial Court; but his condition diminished on the way home so he didn't return to Edo until April 7.
Japanese: その際、義央は指南役に任命されたが、義央は朝廷への年賀の使者として京都におり、帰途に体調を崩して2月29日まで江戸に戻らなかった。
English: While Asano, who was working as a receptionist for the second time, prepared for banquet based on his past experience, a mistake occurred because some of the processes had been changed since the last time.
Japanese: この間、2度目の饗応役であった浅野は過去の経験をもとに饗応準備をしていたが、かつてとは変更になっていることもあって手違いを生じていた。
English: At about ten o'clock on the morning of April 21, ASANO slashed at him with a sword in a great corridor of the castle.
Japanese: 3月14日午前10時頃、城内大廊下にて浅野から額と背中を斬りつけられた。