nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: O no Ason Yasumaro, Jushiige Kungoto who lived in Shijo Shibo, Sakyo died on July 6, 723 (old calendar) that means December 15, 723.
Japanese: 左京四條四坊従四位下勲五等太朝臣安萬侶以癸亥年七月六日卒之養老七年十二月十五日乙巳
English: His grave called "O no Yasumaro's grave" was designated as a state historic site in 1980.
Japanese: 墓は『太安萬侶墓』として1980年（昭和55年）に国の史跡に指定されている。
English: Ujiyasu OTOMO (1321-1362) was a military commander over the latter half of the Kamakura Period and the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 大友氏泰（おおともうじやす、1321年（元亨元年）-1362年（正平(日本)17年/貞治元年））は鎌倉時代後期から南北朝時代(日本)にかけての武将。
English: His father, who was to revolt against the bakufu government in the face of death, let him succeed to the family estate in 1333 before he attacked Hidetoki HOJO (Hidetoki AKAHASHI) of Chinzei tandai (office of the military governor of Kyushu).
Japanese: 元弘3年/正慶2年(1333年)、父が鎮西探題・北条英時（赤橋英時）を攻める前、決死の覚悟で幕府に反逆しようとする父から家督を譲られた。
English: It is said that his father gave the family estate to Ujiyasu, who was his fifth son, instead of Ujiyasu's older brothers who had all reached adulthood, because the father thought the government would possibly not be apt to confiscate the family estate from the little child Ujisaki even if he was defeated to death in the battle.
Japanese: 五男である氏泰に家督を譲ったのは、当時成人していた四男までの息子より、幼少の氏泰に譲っておけば、仮に自身が敗死してもその後、幕府から咎められて取り潰される可能性は低いであろうと考えたためだと言われている。
English: In December of the same year, his father suddenly died in Kyoto and he officially became the head of the family, but as he was still young, his older brother, Sadatoshi OTOMO assisted him in governing.
Japanese: 同年12月、父が京都で急死したため、正式に当主となったが、幼少だったために兄・大友貞載の補佐を受けた。
English: When ASHIKAGA Takauji disobeyed the Godaigo Emperor and fled to Kyushu, Ujiyasu helped him to fight back.
Japanese: 足利尊氏が後醍醐天皇に叛いて九州に落ち延びてきたときは、尊氏の再挙に貢献した。
English: Due to this contribution, after the Muromachi shogunate was established, he was appointed Shugo (military governor) of Hizen Province, Buzen Province, Hyuga Province as well as Bungo Province.
Japanese: その功績により室町幕府開設後、豊後国の他に肥前国・豊前国・日向国の守護に任じられた。
English: He died in 1362, passing on the family estate to his younger brother, Ujitoki OTOMO.
Japanese: 正平17年/貞治元年(1362年)に死去し、家督は弟の大友氏時が継いだ。
English: Ujitoki OTOMO (Birth date unknown - April 8, 1368) was a Shugo Daimyo (feudal lord) in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts of Japan.
Japanese: 大友氏時（おおともうじとき、?-1368年4月8日（正平(日本)23年/応安元年3月21日(旧暦)））は南北朝時代(日本)の守護大名。
English: In 1362, with the death of his older paternal half-brother, Ujiyasu OTOMO, he inherited the family estate and was made to be the family head.
Japanese: 正平17年/貞治元年(1362年)、異母兄・大友氏泰の死により家督を継いで当主となった。
English: In Kyushu at the time, Takemitsu KIKUCHI of the Nancho (Southern Court of Japan) was dominant in power, so Ujitoki (who was on the side of Northern Court of Japan) cooperated with Yorinao SHONI to fight against KIKUCHI's army.
Japanese: 当時の九州では南朝(日本)勢力の菊池武光の勢力が強かったため、北朝(日本)側の氏時は少弐頼尚と共同して菊池軍と戦った。
English: Chikayo OTOMO (Birth date unknown - April 1, 1418) was a Shugo Daimyo (Guardian Feudal Lord) over the period of Northern and Southern Courts in Japan and Muromachi Period.
Japanese: 大友親世（おおともちかよ、生年不詳-1418年4月1日（応永25年2月25日(旧暦)））は南北朝時代(日本)から室町時代前期にかけての守護大名。
English: In 1368, after the death of his father, his father's successor, Ujitsugu OTOMO, allied himself with the Nancho (Southern Court), and in the same year Chikayo was made to be the head of the family.
Japanese: 1368年、父の氏時が死去した後、その後を継いだ大友氏継が南朝(日本)方に味方したので、その後を受けて同年のうちに当主となった。
English: He then aided Sadayo (Ryoshun) IMAGAWA, who was sent as a Kyushu Tandai (commissioner) by Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, in stabilizing Kyushu and uprooting the Nancho forces; but gradually became afraid of Ryoshun's increasing power, and worked with Shogun Yoshimitsu, and his own stepfather, Yoshihiro, to bring Ryoshun down.
Japanese: その後、足利義満の命を受けて九州探題として赴任してきた今川貞世（了俊）の九州平定に協力して南朝勢力の排除に努めたが、次第に了俊の勢力が拡大してきたことを恐れ、将軍の義満や義父の義弘と共謀して了俊の失脚に一役を買った。
English: He continued to serve the government and brought many great achievements, which made him become the governor of Bungo Province, and was further given the titles of Kebiishi (official with judicial power) and Sotsuibushi (official in charge of police and military roles).
Japanese: その後も幕府に仕えて功績を挙げ、豊後の守護職の他に検非違使や惣追捕使などにも叙任されている。
English: Kintsuna UTSUNOMIYA (1302 - December 17, 1356) was a military commander from the late Kamakura period through the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 宇都宮公綱（うつのみやきんつな、乾元(日本)元年（1302年）-正平(日本)11年/延文元年11月25日(旧暦)（1356年12月17日））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 January 1333 in the Genko War, he went to Kyoto by orders of Takatoki HOJO to fight against a great commander of the Imperial army, Masashige KUSUNOKI, at Shitenno-ji Temple in Settsu Province.
Japanese: 元弘の乱の1333年1月、北条高時の命を受けて上洛し、摂津国四天王寺にて官軍側の名将・楠木正成と戦った。
English: At the time, the Masashige troops outnumbered the Kintsuna troops, but Masashige was afraid of Kintsuna's military tactics so he made the war protracted.
Japanese: このとき、正成は公綱より兵力では勝っていたが、公綱の武略を恐れて直接対決を挑もうとはせず、持久戦に持ち込んでいる。
English: Kintsuna was also afraid of Masashige's tactics and did not directly confront his troops, so after all the battle ended in a draw.
Japanese: 公綱もまた、正成の武略を恐れて直接には相対せず、結局勝敗はつかずして引き分けた。
English: Afterward, Kintsuna entered the battle to attack Chibaya-jo Castle, but he eventually accepted the order of the Emperor Godaigo and went over to the Imperial army.
Japanese: その後、千早城攻めなどにも参戦したが、やがて後醍醐天皇の綸旨を受けて官軍側に寝返った。
English: When Takauji ASHIKAGA defected from the Emperor Godaigo after the Nakasendai War in 1335, Kintsuna fought against the Takauji army but was defeated, and next year he surrendered to Takauji and became his vassal.
Japanese: 1335年の中先代の乱後に足利尊氏が後醍醐天皇から離反すると、公綱は尊氏軍と戦ったが敗れ、翌年に尊氏に降伏してその家臣となった。
English: After that, he fought from place to place under Akiie KITABATAKE, kept on being active even after Akiie's death as one of the main powers of the Southern Court (of Japan) in the eastern part of Japan, and also gained great trust from Emperor Gomurakami.
Japanese: その後は北畠顕家のもとで各地を転戦し、顕家の死後も東国における南朝(日本)側の中心勢力の一人として活躍し、後村上天皇からも厚い信任を受けた。
English: In contrast with his military prowess which held even Masashige in fear, he showed a brilliant talent for waka (traditional Japanese poems); therefore his works were chosen in "Shinshoku Kokinwakashu" (an Imperial anthology of wakas made in the Muromachi period).
Japanese: 正成を恐れさせたほどの武勇を持つ反面、和歌にも優れた才能を発揮し、新続古今和歌集には公綱の作品が修められている。
English: Ujitsuna UTSUNOMIYA (1326 - July 28, 1370) was a military commander in the end of Kamakura period through the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 宇都宮氏綱（うつのみやうじつな、1326年（嘉暦元年）-1370年7月28日（建徳元年/応安3年7月5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: In contrast to his father who served the Southern Court (of Japan), Ujitsuna defected from Akiie KITABATAKE to Takauji ASHIKAGA when Akiie attacked Kamakura on the way to Kyoto.
Japanese: 父が南朝(日本)側に仕えたのに対し、氏綱は北畠顕家が上洛途上で鎌倉を攻撃したとき、顕家から離反して足利尊氏の家臣として仕えた。
English: Then, due to the military exploits he had achieved under Takauji, in 1352 he was awarded the post of shugoshiki (a military governor) of Kozuke Province and Echigo Province, which were taken away from Noriaki UESUGI who had taken the side of Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA in the Kanno Disturbance, and served as a vassal of Kamakura kubo (the governor-general of the Kanto region), Motouji ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: そして尊氏の下で武功を挙げたため、観応の擾乱で足利直義方についた上杉憲顕が剥奪された上野国・越後国両国の守護職を与えられ（1352年）、鎌倉公方足利基氏の家臣として仕えた。
English: However, Noriaki UESUGI, who enjoyed great trust of Motouji, was pardoned and asked for the return of the post of shugoshiki of Kozuke and Echigo Provinces; as Ujitsuna refused his request, Motouji got angry, subjugated and deprived Ujitsuna of his post of shugoshiki (in 1362).
Japanese: だが、基氏の信任が厚かった上杉憲顕が赦免されると、憲顕が上野・越後守護職の返還を求め、氏綱がこれを拒むと基氏の怒りを買ってその追討を受け、守護職を剥奪された（1362年）。
English: After Motouji died, Ujitsuna, who was dissatisfied with the way he had been treated at the time, rebelled in 1368 taking advantage of the incident of Musashiheiikki (a rebellion caused by a samurai group called Heiikki) which occurred in Musashi Province; however, the rebellion was eventually subdued by Motouji's son, Ujimitsu ASHIKAGA, and he surrendered.
Japanese: 基氏死後の1368年、これに不満を覚えていた氏綱は武蔵国の武蔵平一揆に乗じて反乱を起こしたが、今度は基氏の子・足利氏満の追討を受けて降伏した。
English: He was spared his life, but on July 5, 1370, died from a disease in the depths of despair at the age of 45, while he was fighting in Kishu Province.
Japanese: 一命こそ助けられたが、失意のうちに1370年7月5日に紀州に出陣中に45歳で病死した。
English: Kagetsuna UTSUNOMIYA (1235 - June 10, 1298) was a Japanese military commander who lived during the middle of the Kamakura Period.
Japanese: 宇都宮景綱（うつのみやかげつな、1235年（嘉禎元年）-1298年6月10日（永仁6年5月1日(旧暦)））は鎌倉時代中期の武将。
English: Kagetsuna was favored by Imperial Prince Munetaka and given important posts such as Mikoshiban (a vassal responsible for opening and closing of lattices) and Junomari bugyo (a commissioner responsible for a kemari [Japanese ancient Imperial court game like kick-ball] ritual) in 1257 and 1263 respectively.
Japanese: 1257年には御格子番、1263年には御鞠奉行に任じられるなど、宗尊親王から重用された。
English: He continued to be favored by the Prince and was appointed as Shimotsuke no kuni no kami (the governor of the Shimotsuke Province), Hikitsukeshu (Coadjustor of the High Court) and Hyojoshu (a member of Council of State) one after another, building up his influence in the shogunate government.
Japanese: その後も下野国守に叙任され、引付衆や評定衆に任じられるなどして、幕政の中でも重きを成した。
English: In 1283, Kagetsuna established 'UTSUNOMIYA-ke Shikijo' aka. 'UTSUNOMIYA-ke Koan Shikijo' (codes for the UTSUNOMIYA family) based on Legal Code for the Warrior Class.
Japanese: 1283年（弘安6年）には御成敗式目に基づき宇都宮家式条（宇都宮家弘安式条）を制定した。
English: Sadatsuna UTSUNOMIYA (1266 - August 13, 1316) was a Japanese military commander who lived in the middle through late Kamakura Period.
Japanese: 宇都宮貞綱（うつのみやさだつな、1266年（文永3年）-1316年8月13日（正和5年7月25日(旧暦)））は鎌倉時代中・後期の武将。
English: In 1281 during the Koan War of Genko (Mongol invasion attempts against Japan), Sadatsuna was ordered by Tokimune HOJO, the regent to the shogunate, to go down to the battle field of Kyushu.
Japanese: 弘安4年（1281年）の元寇の弘安の役では執権・北条時宗の命を受けて九州に出陣した。
English: After the death of Tokimune, Sadatsuna served Sadatoki HOJO who ordered him to cooperate in the killing of Munekata HOJO, who raised a rebellion against Sadatoki in 1305.
Japanese: 時宗の死後は北条貞時に仕えて嘉元3年（1305年）、反乱を起こした北条宗方を貞時の命を受けて誅殺に協力した。
English: After the death of his father Takamori prior to that of Takefusa, his elder brother, Tokitaka became an adopted heir of Takefusa and succeeded to the family estate of the Kikuchi clan, however, his uncle, Taketsune KIKUCHI was not satisfied with this and was opposed to Tokitaka, and consequently, both Tokitaka and Taketsune ruined, and he took over the family estate and became the family head.
Japanese: 父の隆盛が武房より先に死去した後、菊池氏の家督は兄の時隆が武房の養嗣子となって継いだが、叔父の菊池武経がこれに不満を持って対立し、結果として時隆と武経が共に滅んだため、その後を継いで当主となった。
English: In those days in Kyushu, the Chinzei tandai (office of the military governor of Kyushu) was established after the Mongol invasion of Japan, and the governance by the Hojo clan was reinforced, which aggravated grievances among gokenins (immediate vassals of the shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through the Edo periods).
Japanese: この頃の九州は、元寇の後に鎮西探題が設置され、北条氏による支配が強化されており、御家人達の不満は募っていた。
English: On May 3, 1333, Taketoki, who arrived at Hakata, served in the Chinzei tandai, however, Samurai-dokoro (the Board of Retainers) blamed him for his late attendance, which developed into an argument.
Japanese: 元弘3年/正慶2年（1333年）3月11日、博多に到着した武時は鎮西探題に出仕したが、侍所から遅参を非難され、口論となった。
English: Then, he sent an emissary to Sadatsune SHONI, Sadamune OTOMO, etc., and told them to side with him because he had received Rinji (the Emperor's command) of the emperor Godaigo, who had escaped from Oki Province.
Japanese: そして少弐貞経、大友貞宗らに使者を使わし、隠岐国を脱出した後醍醐天皇の綸旨を受けているので同調するように告げる。
English: However, the both reacted coldly, and Sadatsune SHONI killed KIKUCHI's emissary at Katakasu (Hakata Ward, Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City), and Sadamune OTOMO also tried to kill the emissary, but had the emissary run away.
Japanese: しかし両者の反応は冷たく、少弐貞経は堅粕（福岡市博多区・東区）で菊池の使者を斬り、大友貞宗も使者を斬ろうとして逃走された。
English: Taketoki surged into the Chinzei tandai, and went into a battle with the subordinates of the tanadai, however, he was defeated and killed along with the Kikuchi family, including his son, Yoritaka KIKUCHI.
Japanese: 武時は鎮西探題に押し寄せ、探題配下と合戦となるが敗れ、子の菊池頼隆以下菊池一族と共に打たれた。
English: The scene of this raising of an army was witnessed by a priest, Ryokaku, who had been dispatched to the Chinzei tandai, and he described it in "Hakata Nikki."
Japanese: この挙兵の有様は訴訟のために京都から鎮西探題に派遣されていた僧の良覚によって目撃され、『博多日記』に書きとどめられた。
English: The rapid raising of an army could not get support of the Shoni clan and the Otomo clan, which resulted in his self-destruction, however, Taketoki's plan to attack the tandai triggered the anti-shogunate movement in Kyushu.
Japanese: その性急な挙兵は少弐氏や大友氏の支持を得られず、自滅する結果となるが、武時の探題襲撃計画は九州における討幕運動の契機となった。
English: On July 12, 2 months after this, when the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) ruined, 3 days after that, the samurais in Kyusyu, including Sadatsune SHONI, Sadamune OTOMO, etc. turned to the forces of overthrowing the Shogunate, which led to the fall of the Chinzei tandai.
Japanese: この2ヶ月後の5月22日に鎌倉幕府が滅亡すると、その3日後に少弐貞経、大友貞宗ら九州の武士達は倒幕側に転じ、鎮西探題を滅ぼす事になる。
English: In the Kenmu Restoration, Masashige KUSUNOKI praised him saying 'Taketoki was the most loyal subject who risked his life on the emperor (Emperor Godaigo),' and Takeshige KIKUCHI who succeeded to Taketoki was awarded a territory of Higo Province as reward grants.
Japanese: 建武の新政で楠木正成は、「武時は帝（後醍醐天皇）に一命を賭した忠臣第一の人」と賞賛し、武時の後を継いだ菊池武重は恩賞として肥後一国を与えられた。
English: Takemitsu KIKUCHI (1319? - January 6, 1374) was a busho (Japanese military commander) from the late Kamakura Period to the period of Southern and Northern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 菊池武光（きくちたけみつ、1319年（元応元年）？-1373年12月29日（文中2年/応安6年11月16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: He served as a substitute for the weak 14th family head of Kikuchi clan and recaptured Fukugawa-jo Castle, which once was a base castle of the Kikuchi clan, from the Northern Court (Japan) forces in 1345 together with the Aso clan.
Japanese: 柔弱な菊池氏第14代当主菊池武士に代理として、1345年に阿蘇氏とともに菊池氏の居城・深川城を北朝(日本)勢力から奪還する。
English: Taking this as an opportunity, Takemitsu KIKUCHI eliminated his younger brother Takehito KIKUCHI and became the family head himself.
Japanese: これを契機に当主であり弟の菊池武士を廃して、菊池武光自らが当主となった。
English: He invited Imperial Prince Kaneyoshi, who was the imperial prince of Emperor Gotaigo of the Southern Court (Japan) and dispatched to Kyushu region as seisei shogun (literally, "great general who subdues the western barbarians"), to Kumabe Yamashiro Castle and contributed to the expansion of Seiseifu fortress in Kyushu as a Nancho power.
Japanese: その後南朝(日本)・後醍醐天皇の皇子で、征西将軍として九州へ派遣された懐良親王を隈部山城に迎え、九州における南朝勢力として征西府の拡大に努める。
English: He invaded Chikugo Province to expand his power in 1351; he got involved in the battle between the Kyushu Tandai (local commissioner) Noriuji ISSHIKI and Yorinao SHONI of the Hokucho (Northern Court) in March 1353, and defeated both of them to establish the fluorish of Nancho (Southern Court) power in Kyushu.
Japanese: 1351年には筑後国に進出して勢力を拡大し、1353年2月には、北朝の九州探題一色範氏と少弐頼尚の争いに介入し、両者を倒して九州における南朝勢力の隆盛を確立した。
English: He also invaded Bungo and Hizen Provinces, defeated Ujiyasu OTOMO and exiled Noriuji ISSHIKI to Nagato Province.
Japanese: 続いて豊後国・肥前国などに進出して大友氏泰を降伏させ、一色範氏を長門国に追放する。
English: However, he gained back power and defeated Ujitoki, and won in the Battle of Chikugo River against Yorinao SHONI and captured Dazai-fu (local government office in Kyushu region) by a night raid.
Japanese: しかし勢力を盛り返して氏時を破り、少弐頼尚に対しては筑後川の戦いで勝利し、夜襲を仕掛けて大宰府を奪う。
English: The current Tachiarai (washing long sword) Town, Mitsui District, Fukuoka Prefecture corresponds to Tachiarai, Chikugo Province, in the river of which injured Takemitsu KIKUCHI washed bloodstains on his sword after the battle.
Japanese: 戦いの後、傷ついた菊池武光が、刀についた血糊を川で洗ったところが、筑後国太刀洗(たちあらい)、現在の福岡県三井郡大刀洗町である。
English: He later supported Imperial Prince Kaneyoshi, established Seiseifu fortress in Dazaifu, and battled again with Ujitoki OUCHI in 1362 to invade Buzen Province.
Japanese: その後、武光は懐良親王を擁して大宰府に征西府を確立し、1362年には大友氏時と再度戦って豊前国を攻略する。
English: When Ujitsune SHIBA, who was the Kyushu Tandai (local commissioner), attacked Dazaifu, Takemitsu and his younger brother Takeyoshi KIKUCHI fought him off.
Japanese: また、九州探題であった斯波氏経が大宰府に襲来した際には弟の菊池武義と共にこれを撃退した。
English: When Sadayo IMAGWA (Ryoshun) was assigned to be the Kyushu Tandai (local commissioner) as the successor to Ujitsune SHIBA and Yoshiyuki SHIBUYA in 1372, Takemitsu lost to Ryoshun and escaped from Dazaifu with Imperial Prince Kaneyoshi to Mt. Kora to make the mountain be a new base.
Japanese: 1372年に斯波氏経、渋川義行の後任として今川貞世（了俊）が九州探題として就任して派遣されると、武光は了俊に敗れ、懐良親王と共に大宰府から逃れて高良山を新たな拠点とする。
English: Emperor Gokogon of Hokucho (Northern Court) was afraid of military force of Takemitsu KIKUCHI and issued Rinji (the Emperor's command) to hunt down and kill him.
Japanese: 北朝の後光厳天皇は菊池武光の武威を恐れて、その追討を命じる綸旨を出した。
English: Takemasa KIKUCHI (1342-July 14, 1374) was a busho (Japanese military commander), who lived in the period of Northern and Southern Courts.
Japanese: 菊池武政（きくちたけまさ、1342年（興国3年/康永元年）-1374年7月6日（文中3年/応安7年5月26日(旧暦)））は南北朝時代(日本)の武将。
English: He fought against the Northern Court force in Kyushu together with his father Takemitsu and achieved various feats.
Japanese: 父・武光と共に九州における北朝(日本)勢力と戦い、様々な活躍をして功を挙げた。
English: However, after Sadayo IMAGAWA (Ryoshun) came to Kyushu as a new Kyushu Tandai (local commissioner), Takemasa and his father continuously lost battles to Ryoshun.
Japanese: しかし新たな九州探題として今川貞世（了俊）が着任すると、父と共に敗戦を重ねることとなる。
English: However, Ryoshun took advantage of his father's death and further continuously defeated Takemasa; it is said that the military power of the Kikuchi clan became so weak that the clan had to demand Koretake ASO for reinforcements.
Japanese: しかし了俊に父の死を付け込まれ、さらに敗戦を重ね、阿蘇惟武に援軍を要請する必要に迫られるほど、菊池氏の勢力は逼迫するようになったと言われている。
English: While the Kikuchi clan power was obviously diminishing, he died young of illness at the age of 33 on July 14, 1374, only two years after he inherited the family estate as if he was trying to follow his father.
Japanese: このように菊池氏の衰勢が顕著になる中、父の後を追うように家督継承後２年の1374年5月26日、33歳の若さで病没。
English: Taketomo KIKUCHI (1363-1407) was a busho (Japanese military commander), who lived from the period of Northern and Southern Courts to the early Muromachi Period.
Japanese: 菊池武朝（きくちたけとも、1363年（正平(日本)18年/貞治2年）-1407年（応永14年））は南北朝時代(日本)から室町時代前期にかけての武将。
English: He received assistance from Takeyoshi KIKUCHI and Takeyasu KIKUCHI of the clan since he was still a child at the age of 12.
Japanese: しかし12歳の幼年であったため、一族の菊池武義や菊池武安らの補佐を受ける。
English: However, due to never-ending attacks by Sadayo IMAGAWA (Ryoshun), who had been the old enemy since the time of his grandfather Takemitsu KIKUCHI, Taketomo was eventually forced to retreat from Mt. Kora and escaped to his main base in Higo.
Japanese: しかし祖父・菊池武光時代からの宿敵である今川貞世（了俊）の攻勢は止まる事を知らず、遂に武朝は高良山からも撤退を余儀なくされ、拠点の肥後に逃亡した。
English: He temporarily defeated the Imagawa army, which was in confusion, in the Mizushima Incident in 1375, but lost again in a counter attack by Ryoshun, which led to a series of losing battles and finally to giving up his base castle in 1381.
Japanese: 1375年に水島の変で混乱していた今川軍を一時的に破ったこともあったが、その後は再び了俊の逆襲に晒されて連戦連敗、1381年には居城までも奪われてしまった。
English: When the Northern and Southern courts were unified by Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, Taketomo made peace with Ryoshun and returned to Higo Province in 1392.
Japanese: 1392年、南北朝が足利義満によって統一されると、武朝は了俊と和睦して肥後へと戻った。
English: However, as he continued to take a defiant attitude against the bakufu (government by shogun), he was attacked by territorial lords including Koremura ASO under orders of Yoshimitsu; as a result, the Kikuchi clan started to go on a path of deterioration.
Japanese: しかしその後も幕府に対して反抗的な態度を取り続けた為、義満の命令を受けた、阿蘇惟村等の諸大名から攻撃を受け、結果として菊池氏は衰退の一途をたどることとなる。
English: Kanetomo KIKUCHI (1383 - April 5, 1444) was a busho (Japanese military commander), who lived from the period of the Northern and Southern Courts to the early Muromachi Period.
Japanese: 菊池兼朝（きくちかねとも、1383年（弘和3年／永徳3年）-1444年3月27日（文安元年3月8日(旧暦)））は南北朝時代(日本)から室町時代前期にかけての武将。
English: He continued to have a defying attitude like his father toward the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) after the unification of Southern and Northern Courts, and defeated Morimi OUCHI while allying with Mitsusada SHONI in 1431.
Japanese: 父と同じく南北朝の合一後も幕府に対して反抗的な態度をとり続け、1431年には少弐満貞と連合して大内盛見を討ち取った。
English: However, due to conflicting perspectives regarding a stance against Muromachi bakufu and his partiality toward his second son Tadachika KIKUCHI, he faced up to his son Mochitomo KIKUCHI, was consequently stripped of the family estate, and was exiled to Sashiki, Ashikita County.
Japanese: しかしその後、室町幕府への姿勢への意見対立と、次男の菊池忠親への偏愛により、子の菊池持朝と争って家督を奪われ、蘆北郡佐敷に追放されてしまった。
English: Takefusa KIKUCHI (1245 – May 2, 1285) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the middle of the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 菊池武房（きくちたけふさ、寛元3年（1245年）-弘安8年3月26日(旧暦)（1285年5月2日））は鎌倉時代中期の武将。
English: He fought with an all-out effort by the family at the time of the Mongol invasion of Japan, which was described in Moko Shurai Ekotoba (picture scrolls of Mongol invasion attempts against Japan).
Japanese: 元寇に際して一族を挙げて戦い、その活躍が『蒙古襲来絵詞』に描かれている。
English: In the Bunei War in 1274, he commanded an army of 100 troopers or more jointly with his younger brother, Aritaka KIKUCHI, defeated Yuan's army and distinguished himself in the war, including the fact that he got 2 severed heads of the enemies (in most cases severed heads were generals') he defeated and repelled the enemy back to Akasaka (Fukuoka City).
Japanese: 文永11年（1274年）の文永の役では弟の菊池有隆と共に百余騎の軍勢を率いて元軍を破り、首二級を取って赤坂(福岡市)まで撃退する武功を挙げた。
English: In May, 1273 when Masamura HOJO, who served as a regent and a rensho (assistant to regents), died, he sent a letter to Sanetoki HOJO, a nephew of Masamura, and his daughter's husband, stating that 'I would like to express my sincere sorrow, however, regrettably I couldn't offer prayers because a migyosho (a document for informing people of the decision of Third Rank or upper people) prohibited jitos (managers and lords of manor) and gokenins (immediate vassals of the shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through Edo periods) in Chinzei (nickname of Kyushu) from calling on you due to a foreign affair.'
Japanese: 文永10年（1273年）5月に執権と連署を務めた北条政村が死去した際に、政村の甥で娘婿である北条実時に宛てて「お悔やみを申し上げたいが、異国の事により鎮西の地頭御家人は参向してはならないとの御教書ですので、参拝する事できず残念です。」との書状を送っている。
English: However, he was awarded a Kacchu (armor and helmet) only from the Imperial Court, but nothing from the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and Takefusa is said to have leaned toward the anti-bakufu group.
Japanese: しかし朝廷から甲冑を賜っただけで鎌倉幕府からの行賞がなく、武房は反幕府へ傾いていたという。
English: On March 26, 1285, 4 years after the war, he died at the age of 41, and his grand son, Tokitaka KIKUCHI took over him.
Japanese: 役の4年後の弘安8年（1285年）3月26日に41歳で死去し、後を孫の菊池時隆が継いだ。
English: He is usually called Asano Takumi no Kami because of his Buke-kani(official court titles for samurai).
Japanese: 武家官位から浅野内匠頭（あさのたくみのかみ）と呼称されることが多い。
English: Naganori was born in 1667 as the eldest son to Nagatomo ASANO, a son of the lord of the Ako Domain Naganao ASANO.
Japanese: 長矩は、寛文7年（1667年）、時の赤穂藩主・浅野長直の子、浅野長友の長男として生まれた。
English: His childhood name "Mataichiro" makes it clear (it was the same name as his grandfather Naganao, his father Nagatomo).
Japanese: 幼名の又一郎がそれを物語る（これは祖父・長直、父・長友と同じ幼名である）。
English: The Ako Asano family was one of the branch of the Hiroshima Asano family and Nagashige ASANO, the third son of Nagamasa ASANO, was the earliest ancestor.
Japanese: この赤穂浅野家は、広島浅野家の傍流の一つで、浅野長政の三男浅野長重を祖とする家柄である。
English: It began with Nagamasa ASANO's having been given 50,000 koku crop yields of Makabe Domain, Hitachi Province as his own retirement stipend aside from 370,000 koku crop yields of Kishu Domain (later 420,000 koku crop yields of the Hiroshima Domain in Aki Province) for his eldest son Yoshinaga ASANO, in 1606.
Japanese: ことのはじまりは浅野長政が慶長11年（1606年）に、長男浅野幸長の紀州藩37万石（のち安芸国広島藩42万石）とは別に、自らの隠居料として常陸国真壁藩に5万石を支給されたことであった。