nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: (If he was supposed to die at the age of forty-seven, he should had been born in 1577, which conflicts with the fact his father Yoshihide died in 1569.)
Japanese: （享年47歳説を採ると、1577年生まれとなり、父・義秀との関連性の辻褄があわなくなる。義秀は1569年に没しているため。）
English: Although it recieves less attention, the Toyotomi clan and the Rokkaku clan (legitimate family) had many relationships (even a genealogical tree exists which shows the Toyotomi clan originated from the Sasaki clan in the Omi Province).
Japanese: あまり注目されないが、豊臣氏と六角氏（嫡流家）とはいくつかの縁故で結ばれている（豊臣一族そのものが近江佐々木氏の出という系図すらある）。
English: There is a theory that Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI served Yoshihide ROKKAKU, who was Yoshisato's father (or brother), changed his name to Hideyoshi during a period of wandering, and was given Kataimina (a part of the name of a noble person).
Japanese: 豊臣秀吉は放浪時代、義郷の父（あるいは兄か）にあたる六角義秀の家臣となっており、片諱を与えられて秀吉と名乗ったという説がある。
English: In the volume seventeenth of "Gogenbukan" (book of heraldry of the Rokkaku clan), there is a description that Hideyoshi, who was still of low status, served Yoshihide at the Kannonji-jo Castle and was given his Kataimina.
Japanese: 『江源武鑑』の巻十七にも天正三年いまだ身分の低かった秀吉が観音寺城に出仕し、義秀から片諱を賜ったという記述が見える。
English: Besides, Yoshisato fathered a daughter between Asai Tosa no Kami, his Karo (chief retainer), and a daughter of Gon no suke NAMAZUE (possibly a lord of the Namazue-jo Castle), his vassal, the concubines of Hidetsugu TOYOTOMI, and a daughter of Asai Tosa no Kami who delivered TOYOTOMI no Tsuchimaru, a child born out of wedlock.
Japanese: このほか豊臣秀次には義郷の家老浅井土佐守の娘、家臣鯰江権佐（鯰江城主か）の娘が側室に上がっており、浅井土佐守の娘は庶子豊臣土丸の母となっている。
English: It shows the fact that the Rokkaku clan, the great family who had ruled the Omi Province (Hidetsugu's territory) for a long time, still held great power there and hoped to restore the family estate by aggressively promoting marriages between Hidetsugu.
Japanese: 秀次の領国近江を長い間支配した名族にしていまだ近江に影響力を持つ、御家再興を願う六角氏と秀次が、積極的に縁組をしようとした事実が窺える。
English: Another theory says that after Hidetsugu's death by Hideyoshi, Yoshisato guarded and fostered a bereaved child of Shigekore KIMURA who was implicated in Hidetsugu and ordered to commit Seppuku (suicide by disembowelment) as his vassal.
Japanese: 秀吉による秀次の処断後、秀次付の家臣として連座切腹となった木村重茲の遺児を、義郷がを庇護・養育したという説も伝わっている。
English: FUJIWARA no Chikanari (or Chikanori, Yoshichika, Yochiakira, Arachi) (788-Octover 16, 843) was a politician in the Imperial court at the beginning of the Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原愛発（ふじわらのちかなり/ちかのり/よしちか/よしあきら/あらち、延暦7年(788年)-承和(日本)10年9月16日(旧暦)(843年10月16日)）は平安時代初期の宮廷政治家。
English: He played a central role in the close retainers group as the father of Imperial Prince Tsunesada's wife in the Imperial court during the reign of Emperor Ninmyo.
Japanese: 仁明天皇朝の宮廷において皇太子恒貞親王の舅としてその側近集団の中核をなす。
English: By this reason, he gradually deepened the political confrontation between FUJIWARA no Yoshifusa, his nephew who aimed to put up the Imperial Prince Michiyasu (later the Emperor Montoku).
Japanese: このため、道康親王（後の文徳天皇）の擁立を目論む甥の藤原良房と徐々に対立を深めた。
English: When the Jowa Incident occurred in 842, FUJIWARA no Yoshimi, Yoshifusa's brother, led his guardsmen and surrounded the residence of Imperial Prince Tsunesada.
Japanese: 承和9年(842年)に承和の変が勃発すると、良房の弟藤原良相が近衛兵を率いて恒貞親王邸を包囲。
English: Chikanari, who worked there, was arrested as a rebel with FUJIWARA no Yoshino and FUNYA no Akitsu.
Japanese: ここに出仕していた愛発は藤原吉野や文室秋津らとともに謀反人として逮捕されてしまう。
English: And as a result of the deliberation, he was exiled to the countryside of Kyoto and never came back to the political arena.
Japanese: さらに詮議の結果京都郊外に放逐となり、二度と政界に復帰することはなかった。
English: Yoshifusa was assigned to Dainagon after Chikanari, and began to take this opportunity to solidify the foundation of his power.
Japanese: 愛発の後任の大納言には良房が就任し、これを契機にその権力基盤を固めていった。
English: Kinmichi OGIMACHI (August 19, 1653-August 21, 1733) was a kuge (court noble) in the mid-Edo period.
Japanese: 正親町公通（おおぎまちきんみち、承応2年6月26日(旧暦)（1653年8月19日）-享保18年7月12日(旧暦)（1733年8月21日））は、江戸時代中期の公家。
English: In addition, he was in charge of bukedenso-yaku (an officer who communicated with bakufu, or Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) in the Imperial court and worked for the communication between the Imperial court and bakufu.
Japanese: また朝廷政治においては武家伝奏役などをつとめ、朝幕関係の取次ぎに活躍した。
English: In 1661 he was assigned to jiju (a chamberlain) in Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) and celebrated his attainment of manhood in 1665.
Japanese: 寛文元年（1661年）従五位上侍従となり、寛文5年（1665年）に元服した。
English: After that, he was promoted to Sangi (councilor) and raised to the peerage as Kugyo (the top court officials) through the positions of Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards).
Japanese: その後、右近衛少将・右近衛中将をへて、延宝5年（1677年）に参議となり、公卿に列する。
English: In 1681 he was assigned to Gon Chunagon in Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank) and promoted to Junii (Junior Second Rank) in 1685.
Japanese: 天和(日本)元年（1681年）に正三位権中納言となり、貞享2年（1685年）には従二位に昇進。
English: Through other positions such as Geben (a kugyo who supervised many matters outside Jomei Gate at sechie (Imperial Court Ceremony)) in Toka no sechie (Imperial Court Ceremony), he was in charge of bukedenso-yaku from 1693 to 1700.
Japanese: 踏歌節会外弁などをつとめて、元禄6年（1693年）から元禄13年（1700年）の間には武家伝奏役をつとめた。
English: It is said that he made a great effort in the unusual investiture of Keishoin, a mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, to Juichii (Junior First Rank) in 1702 from the Imperial court because he was asked to lobby senior vassals of the Imperial court by Yoshiyasu YANAGISAWA, his brother-in-law.
Japanese: 元禄15年（1702年）に朝廷から将軍徳川綱吉の生母桂昌院に対して従一位が下されたが、この異例の叙任の背景には義弟柳沢吉保から朝廷重臣への取り成しを依頼されたこの公通の働きが大きかったといわれる。
English: He was one of the students of Ansai YAMAZAKI, and he made efforts to prevail Suika Shinto which was founded by Ansai in the Imperial court.
Japanese: 山崎闇斎の門下生の1人であり、闇斎が創設した垂加神道を朝廷に普及することにつとめた。
English: He had six children: the first son Kinnari OGIMACHI and the second son Kinryo OGIMACHI died early, the third son Sanemoto URATSUJI was adopted by the Uratsuji family as a son, the forth son Takanobu SHIJO was adopted by the Shijo family, the fifth son Sadatoshi NONOMIYA was adopted by the Nonomiya family, so that the youngest son Sanetsura OGIMACHI succeeded the estate of Ogimachi family.
Japanese: 子が六人いたが、長男正親町公成と次男正親町公梁は若くして死に、三男裏辻実本は裏辻家へ、四男四条隆叙は四条家へ、五男野宮定俊は野宮家へそれぞれ養子に入ったため、正親町家の家督は末子正親町実連が継いだ。
English: Hideji KAWASE (January 26, 1842 - 1907) was a Japanese samurai and a statesman of the Miyazu clan.
Japanese: 河瀬秀治（かわせひでじ、天保12年12月15日_(旧暦)（1842年1月26日）－明治40年（1907年））は、日本の武士･宮津藩藩士。
English: After he served the Meiji Government as the governor of Kosuge Prefecture, Inba Prefecture and others, he flourished as a businessperson.
Japanese: 明治政府に仕えて小菅県や印旛県などの県令を歴任後に実業家として活躍した。
English: In 1848 he was adopted by Haruyoshi KAWASE, who was Karo (chief retainer), as a son because of his talent and identified himself as 'Hideji,' and given a Chinese character from Munehide HONJO, the lord of domain.
Japanese: 嘉永元年（1848年）才を見込まれて家老職を務めていた河瀬治休の養子となり、藩主本庄宗秀より一字を与えられて「秀治」と名乗る。
English: However, in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi of 1868, the Miyazu clan joined the side of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), which was heavily defeated and became the target of Sanindo Chinbugun (a military unit formed specially for the campaign in Sanindo) the governor of which was Kinmochi SAIONJI.
Japanese: ところが、慶応4年（1868年）の鳥羽伏見の戦いで宮津藩は江戸幕府に参加して大敗、西園寺公望を総督とする山陰道鎮撫軍の標的とされてしまう。
English: Thanks to this quick response, Munetake HONJO, the lord of domain and his father Munehide HONJO, former lord of domain (former roju (member of shogun's council of elders)), were not convicted.
Japanese: この対応の早さが幸いし、藩主本庄宗武及びその父である前藩主本庄宗秀（元老中）の罪は不問とされた。
English: After he attended the new government in 1869, he was assigned to Musashi-chikenji (governor of Musashi region), and after it was reorganized to Kosuge Prefecture, he was assigned to be its governor after working as the vice-governor, and worked to found a foreign language school and so on.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）新政府に出仕すると、武蔵知県事に任じられ、翌年に小菅県に改称後には同県権令から県令として職に留まり、外国語学校の開設などを行う。
English: In 1871 he was transferred to the governor of the Inba Prefecture which was newly founded in accordance with the reorganization of prefectures after Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures).
Japanese: 明治4年（1871年）廃藩置県後の府県再編に伴って新設された印旛県の県令に転じる。
English: In the Inba Prefecture, he took policies such as the increase of tea production and the invitation of Horace CAPRON in order to found a ranch and was taught by him.
Japanese: 印旛県では茶の生産拡大や牧場設置のためにホーレス・ケプロンを招聘して指導を受けるなどの政策を行う。
English: As a result, Kawase was transferred to the governor of Gunma and Iruma Prefectures, premised on becoming the first governor of the Kumagaya Prefecture which would be newly founded including the Gunma and Iruma Prefectures.
Japanese: その結果、河瀬は新設される熊谷県の初代県令就任を前提に合併元となる群馬県と入間県の両県兼務の県令に転じた。
English: In the Inba Prefecture, similarly, Yawara SHIBAHARA, the vice-governor of the Kisarazu Prefecture which was the neighboring prefecture of the Inba Prefecture, was assigned to be the vice-governor of Inba Prefecture, premised on the foundation of Chiba Prefecture.
Japanese: 同様に印旛県でも千葉県新設を前提に隣接する木更津県の権令柴原和が印旛県権令を兼ねる事になった。
English: Then, on June 15, the Kumagaya Prefecture was established and Kawase was assigned to be the first governor (on the same day Chiba Prefecture was also established and Shibahara was assigned to be the first governor).
Japanese: そして6月15日、熊谷県が発足して河瀬は初代県令となった（同日に千葉県も発足して柴原がそのまま初代県令となった）。
English: In Kumagaya Prefecture, Kawase promoted the building of a modern yarn-making factory as a state-owned Tomioka Seishi-jo (Tomioka Silk Mill), and after its success he founded schools in Maebashi City and Kumagaya City.
Japanese: 熊谷県では、県内にある官営富岡製糸場の成功に乗る形で同様の近代的な製糸工場の設置を進め、前橋市や熊谷市に学校を新設した。
English: In 1874, he entered the Ministry of Interior (Japan) and successfuly achieved the post of naimu daijo (the third highest post in the Ministry of Interor) for the National Industrial Exhibition in 1877 and Kangyoryo gon no kami (an officer of the agency for promotion of industry).
Japanese: 明治7年（1874年）に内務省(日本)に入省して内務大丞兼勧業寮権頭として、明治10年（1877年）の内国勧業博覧会を成功させた。
English: After that, based on the experience of his visit to Europe, he set up Tokyo Shoho Kaigisho (Tokyo Chamber of Commerce), the first Chamber of Commerce in Japan, with Eiichi SHIBUSAWA and Tomoatsu GODAI in 1880, and also set up Ryuchi-kai (Ryuchi party) with Tsunetami SANO in the same year and promoted the arts as its vice-president.
Japanese: その後ヨーロッパ視察の経験を生かして渋沢栄一・五代友厚らとともに明治13年（1880年）に日本最初の商工会議所である東京商法会議所を結成、同年佐野常民とともに龍池会を結成して副会頭に就任して美術奨励にあたった。
English: In 1881 he was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce as a chief of commerce agency and industrial agency from the Ministry of Interior, but resigned after triggering a conflict with Yajiro SHINAGAWA, who was Noshomushoho (Junior Assistant Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce).
Japanese: 明治14年（1881年）に内務省から農商務省に商務局長兼工務局長として移籍するものの、農商務少輔品川弥二郎との対立を機に退官した。
English: While continuing to work as the vice-president of the Ryuchi-kai, Kawase was assigned to be a director of Yokohama Specie Bank the following year, and made efforts to set up the association for tea industry and expand the production and export of tea.
Japanese: 河瀬は龍池会副会頭の職務を続けながら、翌年には横浜正金銀行取締役に就任し、明治18年（1885年）には茶業組合結成に尽力して茶の生産・輸出の拡大事業に尽力した。
English: Sanetoyo OGIMACHI (January 12, 1620-March 19, 1703) was a kuge (court noble) in the early part of the Edo period.
Japanese: 正親町実豊（おおぎまちさねとよ、元和(日本)5年12月8日(旧暦)（1620年1月12日）-元禄16年2月3日(旧暦)（1703年3月19日））は、江戸時代前期の公家。
English: He mainly served the three emperors: the Emperor Gokomyo (110th), the Emperor Gosai (111th) and the Emperor Reigen (112th).
Japanese: おもに後光明天皇（110代）・後西天皇（111代）・霊元天皇（112代）の三代に仕えた。
English: He was ordained in 1621 and was promoted to jiju in Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) after genpuku (celebrate one's coming of age) in 1633.
Japanese: 元和(日本)7年（1621年）に叙任し、寛永10年（1633年）に元服のうえ、従五位上侍従に昇進した。
English: After that, he had held positions such as Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain), and was promoted to Sangi and raised to the peerage as Kugyo (the top court officials) in 1644.
Japanese: その後、右近衛少将、右近衛中将、蔵人頭などを歴任し、正保元年（1644年）に参議となり、公卿に列する。
English: And through the position of Chunagon (vice-councilor of state), he was promoted to Gon Dainagon (provisional chief councilor of state) in Junii (Junior Second Rank) in 1656, but resigned in 1658.
Japanese: その後、中納言をへて、明暦2年（1656年）に従二位権大納言となるが、万治元年（1658年）には辞した。
English: He had been in charge of bukedenso-yaku (an officer who communicated with bakufu, or Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) from 1664 to 1670.
Japanese: 寛文4年（1664年）から寛文10年（1670年）の間には武家伝奏役をつとめた。
English: When the Emperor Reigen began direct administration after the death of the Cloistered Emperor Gomizunoo, Sanetoyo fell into disfavor with him as "pro-bakufu clique" partly because the Emperor Reigen hated the bakufu and because he was in charge of bukedenso-yaku, and was ordered to be placed in confinement at home since 1683.
Japanese: 後水尾法皇崩御後、霊元天皇が親政を開始したが、霊元天皇は大の幕府嫌いであり、武家伝奏役にあったせいか、実豊は親幕派と睨まれ、天和(日本)3年（1683年）より蟄居を命じられた。
English: Suetoshi OGIMACHI (October 30, 1586- December 28, 1625) was a kuge in the early part of the Edo period.
Japanese: 正親町季俊（おおぎまちすえとし、天正14年9月18日(旧暦)（1586年10月30日）-寛永2年11月29日(旧暦)（1625年12月28日））は、江戸時代初期の公家。
English: At first, his brother Sueyasu OGIMACHI was a heir, but he died earlier than their father, and as a result, Sueyoshi became a heir instead of his brother.
Japanese: はじめ兄の正親町季康が、跡継ぎだったが、父に先立って横死したため、かわって嫡男となった。
English: In the next year, he was assigned to jiju (a chamberlain) and Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) in Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) in 1612, and Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Kurodo (Chamberlain) in Jushiinojo (Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade) in 1617.
Japanese: 翌年に侍従となり、さらに慶長17年（1612年）には従五位上右近衛少将となり、元和(日本)3年（1617年）には従四位上右近衛中将・蔵人となった。
English: In 1623 he was promoted to Sangi (councilor) in Shoshiinojo (Senior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade) and raised to the peerage as Kugyo (the top court officials), but died soon after that.
Japanese: 元和9年（1623年）に正四位上参議となり、公卿に列するが、まもなく死去。
English: Suehide OGIMACHI (1548-July 28, 1612) was a kuge from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the early part of the Edo period.
Japanese: 正親町季秀（おおぎまちすえひで、天文(元号)17年（1548年）-慶長17年7月1日(旧暦)（1612年7月28日））は、安土桃山時代から江戸時代初期の公家。
English: He mainly served the two emperors of the Emperor Ogimachi (106th) and the Emperor Goyozei (107th).
Japanese: おもに正親町天皇（106代）・後陽成天皇（107代）の二代に仕えた。
English: He was adopted by Kinnobu OGIMACHI as a son in 1549 and was raised to the peerage in Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade).
Japanese: 天文18年（1549年）に正親町公叙の養子となり従五位下に叙爵した。
English: After celebrating the attainment of his manhood in 1559, he continued to be promoted ranging from Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain) to Sakone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) in Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) and Sangi (Royal Advisor) in 1576, and was promoted to be among Kugyo (the top court officials).
Japanese: 永禄2年（1559年）に元服し、以降、右近衛少将・右近衛中将・蔵人頭と累進し、天正4年（1576年）には従三位左近衛中将・参議となり、公卿に列した。
English: He changed the name to Suehide in 1579 and was promoted to Gon Chunagon (provisional vice-councilor of state) in Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank), but resigned Gon Chunagon in 1581.
Japanese: 天正7年（1579年）に季秀と改名し、正三位権中納言となるが、天正9年（1581年）には権中納言を辞職。
English: At the time of the Honnoji Incident on June 1582, he stayed at Nijo-gosho Palace (built by an order of Nobunaga ODA and given to Imperial Prince Sanehito) with the prince, and soon told by Nobutada ODA who escaped from the Honno-ji Temple to go back to the Imperial Palace immediately to avoid danger.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）6月の本能寺の変に際しては、皇太子誠仁親王とともに二条御所（織田信長が造営して誠仁親王に献上していた）にいたのだが、まもなく織田信忠らが二条御所へ逃れてきて、ここは危険なのですぐにも内裏へ逃れるよう言われた。
English: Suehide soon went out from the Nijo-gosho with the Imperial Prince who put on the official cloths of the Imperial court in order to prove his existence, the surrounding Akechi force allowed them to pass and they escaped safely.
Japanese: 季秀らは、すぐさま親王を奉じてそれがわかるよう朝廷の正装でもって御所を出ると、包囲する明智軍に通してもらって無事に脱出する。
English: He was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) in 1587, Gon Dainagon in 1611 and Juichii (Junior First Rank) in the following year, but died soon after that.
Japanese: 天正15年（1587年）には正二位に昇進し、さらに慶長16年（1611年）には権大納言となり、翌年従一位へと上ったが、まもなく死去した。
English: Kanehiro TAKATSUKASA (January 17, 1660 - December 24, 1725) was a kuge (court noble) and Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor) in the early part of the Edo period.
Japanese: 鷹司兼煕（たかつかさかねひろ、万治2年12月5日(旧暦)（1660年1月17日）-享保10年11月20日(旧暦)（1725年12月24日））は、江戸時代前期の公家、関白。
English: He celebrated his attainment of manhood in 1665 and was raised to the peerage of Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), Sakone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), and promoted to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) rapidly in the following year and raised to the peerage of Kugyo (the top court officials).
Japanese: 寛文5年（1665年）に元服して、正五位下左近衛少将に叙爵され、その翌年にははやくも従三位となり、公卿に列する。
English: Moreover, in 1681 he was promoted to Naidaijin (minister), and was assigned to naiben (a kugyo who supervised many matters inside Jomei Gate at sechie (Imperial Court Ceremony)) of Toka no sechie (Imperial Court Ceremony) in 1682.
Japanese: さらに天和(日本)元年（1681年）内大臣へと進み、天和2年（1682年）には踏歌節会内弁となった。
English: In 1684 he was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) and was assigned to kotaishi-moriyaku (a retainer of Imperial prince) in 1687.
Japanese: 貞享元年（1684年）正二位へと進み、貞享3年（1687年）には皇太子もり役となった。
English: In addition, in 1703 he was assigned to Kanpaku concurrently with sadaijin, and became uji no choja (the head of the clan) of the Fujiwara clan.
Japanese: さらに元禄16年（1703年）左大臣兼務のまま関白に就任し、藤原氏の氏長者となった。
English: He appeared in the Taiga-dorama (NHK Historical Drama) Genroku Ryoran (Genroku profusion) which dealt with the Genroku Ako Incident (Chushingura, or the Treasury of Loyal Retainers) as a disgusting fellow who bullied Kozukenosuke KIRA, hatamoto (a direct vassal of the shogun) of bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), who visited Kyoto for a negotiation to make Keishoin to be conferred to the Juichii, with Motohiro KONOE and his son Iehiro KONOE, who were Kanpaku and sadaijin.
Japanese: 元禄赤穂事件（忠臣蔵）を扱った大河ドラマ元禄繚乱に登場したが、この作中、鷹司は、桂昌院従一位叙任の交渉のために上洛していた幕府旗本吉良上野介を、関白・左大臣の近衛基煕・近衛家煕父子とともにいじめるという相当嫌味な公家に描かれていた。
English: In that drama, Kira was blamed for failed negotiations with the Imperial court by Yoshiyasu YANAGISAWA after he had returned to Edo, and shifted the blame onto Takuminokami ASANO.
Japanese: その後吉良は、江戸へ戻った後も朝廷との交渉が不調だったことを柳沢吉保に叱られ、浅野内匠頭に転嫁するという流れであった。
English: Munesuke HONJO (c. 1629 - September 9, 1699) was fudai daimyo (a daimyo in hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family) in the early part of the Edo period.
Japanese: 本庄宗資（ほんじょうむねすけ、寛永6年（1629年）頃-元禄12年8月16日(旧暦)（1699年9月9日））は、江戸時代前期の譜代大名。
English: At first he was a vassal of kuge (court noble), but was promoted to a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) under the protection of Keishoin, a mother of Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, because he was her brother.
Japanese: はじめ公家の家臣だったが、徳川綱吉の生母桂昌院の弟にあたるため、桂昌院の庇護を受けて大名に立身した。
English: His children were Tsunekatsu MURAKAMI (the first son), Suketoshi MATSUDAIRA (the second son), Tomosato TOMITA (the forth son), Yasushige MAKINO (the fifth son), a daughter (wife of Hiroharu ROKKAKU), a daughter (wife of Tadasato OKITSU) and a daughter (wife of Motoaki OSAWA).
Japanese: 子は村上常勝（長男）、松平資俊（次男）、富田知郷（四男）、牧野康重（五男）、娘（六角広治室）、娘（興津忠閭室）、娘（大沢基明室）。
English: He was born in Kyoto and began to serve Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, a son of his sister Keishoin and the lord of the Tatebayashi domain, on December 1656, and held positions such as sojaban (an official in charge of the ceremonies) of the Tatebayashi clan.
Japanese: 京都に生まれ、明暦2年（1656年）12月に姉桂昌院の子である館林藩主徳川綱吉に仕えるようになり、館林藩奏者番などをつとめた。
English: In 1668 he met Shogun Ietsuna TOKUGAWA for the first time, and after Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA became Shogun in 1680, he moved to the Edo-jo Castle followed by Tokumatsu TOKUGAWA, the heir of Tsunayoshi, and was raised to the peerage of bakufu gokenin (an immediate vassal of the Shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through Edo periods) with 800 bales of kirimai (salary).
Japanese: 寛文8年（1668年）にはじめて将軍徳川家綱にお目見えし、延宝8年（1680年）徳川綱吉が将軍となると、綱吉の嫡男・徳川徳松に従う形で江戸城へ移り、切米800俵の幕府御家人に列した。
English: The word gokenin is mentioned in the Kansei Choshu Shokafu (genealogies of vassals in Edo bakufu), but it is difficult to think that he could not meet his nephew Tsunayoshi.
Japanese: この御家人と言うのは寛政重修諸家譜にある記述だが、甥と叔父の関係にある綱吉とお目見えできない関係とは考えにくい。
English: After this, Shogun Tsunayoshi and his mother Keishoin continued to add to Munesuke's salary who was their relative.
Japanese: いずれにしてもこれ以降、将軍綱吉とその生母桂昌院は、親戚の宗資を引き立てようと加増が繰り返される。
English: On April 23, 1681, he was given an additional 1,200 koku (of rice) (a unit of volume: rice 1-koku is 180.39 liter, lumber 1-koku is 0.278 cubic meter) (at this time the former kirimai was changed to shoryo (territory)), and as a result, he was given 2,000 koku in total in the Makabe County and the Kawachi County, Hitachi Province.
Japanese: 天和(日本)元年（1681年）3月5日には1200石加増があり（この際に先の切米も所領に改められる）、常陸国真壁郡と河内郡のうちにおいて都合2000石。
English: On January 29, 1685, he was raised to the peerage of the Governor of the Inaba Province in Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade).
Japanese: 貞享元年（1684年）12月25日には従五位下因幡守に叙任している。
English: In 1688, he was given an additional 5,000 koku in the Ashikaga County, Shimotsuke Province, and as a result, he received a total of 10,000 koku and established the Ashikaga domain in the Shimotsuke Province including the territory of Makabe County into Ashikaga.
Japanese: 元禄元年（1688年）にさらに下野国足利郡5000石を加増されて都合1万石となり、先の真壁の領地もすべて足利に移されて、下野国足利藩を立藩した。
English: On June 9, 1689, his sister Keishoin entered the residence of Honjo clan, and he was given an additional 10,000 koku on November.
Japanese: 元禄2年（1689年）4月22日には姉の桂昌院が本庄邸に入り、11月にまた1万石の加増を受けた。
English: When Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA and Keishoin visited the residence of Honjo clan (it is called 'Shogun onari') on December 18, 1692, he was added 20,000 koku, and consequently, he had the territory changed to the Hitachi Province and became the lord of the Kasama domain with 40,000 koku.
Japanese: 元禄5年（1692年）11月11日には徳川綱吉と桂昌院が本庄邸に「将軍お成り」し、この際に2万石加増で領地を常陸に移されて笠間藩主4万石となった。
English: At the time of the 'Shogun onari' in April 1694, he was also given an additional 10,000 koku as well as the official position of jiju.
Japanese: 元禄7年（1694年）4月の「将軍お成り」の際にもさらに1万石加増と侍従の官職を受けた。
English: Kinnobu OGIMACHI (September 14, 1514 - September 8, 1549) was a kuge in the Sengoku period (period of warring states) (Japan).
Japanese: 正親町公叙（おおぎまちきんのぶ、永正11年8月16日(旧暦)（1514年9月4日）-天文(元号)18年8月7日(旧暦)（1549年8月29日））は、戦国時代_(日本)の公家。
English: After that, he held positions such as Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain), and was promoted to Sangi and raised to Kugyo (the top court officials) in 1535.
Japanese: その後、右少将・右中将・蔵人頭をへて、天文(元号)4年（1535年）に参議となり、公卿に列する。
English: In 1538 he was assigned to Gon Chunagon (provisional vice-councilor of state) and was promoted to Junii (Junior Second Rank) in 1544.
Japanese: 天文(元号)7年（1538年）には権中納言となり、天文(元号)13年（1544年）には従二位へと進んだ。
English: Since he had no child, he adopted a son of Shigeyasu NIWATA (Gon Dainagon) as a son, who was later Suehide OGIMACHI.
Japanese: 子がなかったため、庭田重保（権大納言）の子正親町季秀を養子に迎えた。
English: Yosai KIKUCHI (November 28, 1788 - June 16, 1878) was a Japanese-style painter from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period.
Japanese: 菊池容斎（きくちようさい、天明8年11月1日(旧暦)（1788年11月28日）－明治11年（1878年）6月16日）は、幕末から明治初期にかけての日本画家。