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English: Since his son Murahide AKAMATSU was an illegitimate child, an adopted child from the Shichijo family Yoshimura AKAMATSU succeeded.
Japanese: 子に赤松村秀があったが庶子だったため、一族の七条家からの養子である赤松義村が後を継いだ。
English: While he encouraged a Noh play and Sarugaku (one of the Japanese traditional performing arts spread in Heian period), which made his name as a cultured person of the first rank, he had raised the whole family's hostility to make a Sarugaku-si Actor his vassal.
Japanese: 能や猿楽を奨励するなど一流の文化人として名を馳せるが、猿楽師を家臣にしようとして家中での反感を買ったこともあった。
English: He was also a sword craftsman of the first rank, which was rather unusual for the feudal lords, and studied under a master craftsman Munemitsu OSAFUNE and left some excellent swords for coming generations.
Japanese: 大名にしては珍しく刀工としても一流で、名工・長船宗光に師事したと言われ、後世に幾つかの名刀を残している。
English: Norifusa UESUGI was a busho (Japanese military commander) lived during Kamakura period and the period of the Northern and Southern Courts.
Japanese: 上杉憲房（うえすぎのりふさ）は、鎌倉時代、南北朝時代(日本)の武将。
English: He was a grandchild of the first Uesugi clan Shigefusa UESUGI and a maternal uncle of the first seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") of Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) Takauji ASHIKAGA and Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 上杉氏初代上杉重房の孫で、室町初代征夷大将軍足利尊氏や足利直義の母方の伯父にあたる。
English: He achieved success in the overthrow of Kamakura bakufu so he was given the posts of a Jitoshiki (manager and lord of manor) in Izu Province and a shugoshiki (military governor) in Kozuke Province to take a role for putting a check on Yoshisada NITTA.
Japanese: 鎌倉幕府打倒に功があり、伊豆国の地頭職と上野国の守護職を与えられ、新田義貞を牽制する役を担った。
English: Although he went to the capital (Kyoto) with Takauji who rebelled against the new Kenmu Government, they were counterattacked by Akiie KITABATAKE and Yoshisada NITTA so that Takauji ran away from Kyoto to Kyushu region.
Japanese: 尊氏が建武の新政に反発し反乱を起こすとこれに従ってともに上洛したが、北畠顕家・新田義貞の反撃を受けたため尊氏は京都から九州へ逃走する。
English: His sons, Noriaki UESUGI and Norifuji UESUGI, each became the founder of the Yamauchi-Uesugi family and the Inukake-Uesugi family.
Japanese: 子の上杉憲顕は山内上杉家の、上杉憲藤は犬懸上杉家のそれぞれ祖となった。
English: Although he went into battle to defeat Tamekage NAGAO with Akisada and was stationed at Shiroi-jo Castle in Kozuke Province, he withdrew when Akisada was killed in the Battle of Nagamorihara.
Japanese: 顕定と共に長尾為景を討つため出陣し、上野国白井城に駐屯していたが、顕定が長森原の戦いにおいて戦死すると撤退する。
English: Akizane UESUGI (a son of Shigeuji ASHIKAGA) had succeeded the post of Kanto Kanrei in accordance with a will of Akisada, but Norifusa disputed and won to succeed the reign of the Yamanouchi-Uesugi clan in 1512 and also succeeded the post of Kanto Kanrei at Akizane's death in 1515.
Japanese: 関東管領職は顕定の遺言により上杉顕実（足利成氏の子）が継いでいたが、憲房はこれと争って勝利し、1512年に山内上杉氏の家督を継ぎ、1515年の顕実の死によって関東管領職をも継いだ。
English: But he was struck down by illness to die on March 25, 1525 at the age of 59 in the unstable conditions such as an estrangement of his vassal Kageharu NAGAO, and struggles with the Ogigayatsu-Uesugi family Tomooki UESUGI, the Gohojo clan of Sagami Province Ujitsuna HOJO and the Takeda clan of Kai Province Nobutora TAKEDA for many years.
Japanese: しかし家臣長尾景春の離反、扇谷上杉家の上杉朝興や相模国後北条氏の北条氏綱、甲斐国武田氏の武田信虎などとの長年の抗争による不安定な情況の中、病に倒れ、大永5年（1525年）3月25日、59歳で死去する。
English: Norihiro, the second son of Koga kubo (the Ashikaga clan in Kanto region) Takamoto ASHIKAGA and an adopted child, succeeded at first but Norihiro was thrown out and his real son Norimasa succeeded later.
Japanese: 後を古河公方足利高基の次男で養子の憲寛が継いだが、のちに憲寛は追放され実子の憲政が継いだ。
English: Mitsuhiro MATSUDAIRA (1674 -October 8, 1717) was fudai daimyo (a daimyo in hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family) during the middle of the Edo Period.
Japanese: 松平光熙（まつだいらみつひろ、1674年（延宝2年）-1717年10月8日（享保2年9月4日(旧暦)））は江戸時代中期の譜代大名。
English: In December 1688, he was appointed to Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) Kawachi no kami (governor of Kawachi Province), and in June 1695, he gave a lecture on the Analects of Confucius to the Shogun Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, when the Shogun visited Masatake ABE's house.
Japanese: 元禄元年12月に従五位下河内守に叙任し、同8年5月、将軍徳川綱吉が阿部正武邸御成りの際は、将軍の前で論語を講じる。
English: By order of the bakufu, he was engaged in building the Imperial Palace in 1708, so in 1709 he was conferred a sword of Hirotsugu and "Shuishu" (collection of poetry), yoriaigaki written by the "Tosho-ke" (hereditary lineage of court nobles occupying relatively high ranks), by the Imperial Court.
Japanese: 宝永5年、幕命により禁裡造営に従事し、翌6年、功により朝廷より広次の御太刀及び堂上家寄合書の『拾遺集』を下賜された。
English: In 1711, he was relocated by receiving territories in Yamashiro Province, Kawachi Province, Settsu Province, and Omi Province, and became the lord of Yodo Domain in Yamashiro Province.
Japanese: 正徳(日本)元年、転封となりその後、山城、河内国、摂津国、近江国に領地を賜り、山城国淀藩主となる。
English: In 1709, he was conferred a sword of Hirotsugu and "Shuishu", yoriaigaki written by the "Tosho-ke", by the Imperial Court as well as ten jifuku by the bakufu, for his work.
Japanese: 宝永6年、功により朝廷より広次の御太刀及び堂上家寄合書の『拾遺集』を下賜され、幕府からも時服10領を賜る。
English: KO no Moroyasu (? – April 1, 1351) was a Japanese military commander of the period of the Northern and southern Courts.
Japanese: 高師泰（こうもろやす、？－1351年3月24日（正平(日本)6年/観応2年2月26日(旧暦)））は、南北朝時代(日本)の武将。
English: According to "Takashina Keizu" (genealogy of the Takashina clan), KO no Moroyasu was an older brother of KO no Moronao, while "Entairyaku" (Diary of Kinkata TOIN) describes Moroyasu as a younger brother.
Japanese: 『高階系図』では高師直の兄とされているが、同時代の史料である『園太暦』では「舎弟師泰」と記されている。
English: As a servant of Takauji ASHIKAGA, KO no Moroyasu made a great contribution by raising an army against Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) in 1333.
Japanese: 足利尊氏に仕え、1333年（元弘3年/正慶2年）の鎌倉幕府に対する挙兵で武功を挙げた。
English: Thanks to the contribution, next year he was appointed as bugyo of Zasso-Ketsudansho (agency of Kenmu government to file lawsuits) together with Norifusa UESUGI.
Japanese: それにより翌年、建武の新政における雑訴決断所の奉行に上杉憲房と共に任じられた。
English: In 1335, KO no Moroyasu went to Kamakura with Takauji to fight the Nakasendai War, defeating Tokiyuki HOJO.
Japanese: 1335年（建武(日本)2年）の中先代の乱でも尊氏に従って鎌倉に赴き、北条時行を破る。
English: When an Imperial force led by a supreme commander Yoshisada NITTA came to hunt down and kill Takauji ASHIKAGA, KO no Moroyasu tried to intercept the invasion in the Mikawa Province but was defeated.
Japanese: その後、新田義貞を総大将とする朝廷の尊氏追討軍が攻めてきたとき、三河国でこれを迎撃し一旦は敗れる。
English: However, when Takauji, who had been hiding himself in Kamakura, raised an army, KO no Moroyasu followed him and thoroughly beat Yoshisada's force in the Battle of Hakone and Takenoshita, contributing to the victory of Takauji.
Japanese: しかし鎌倉に逼塞していた尊氏が出馬するとこれに従い、義貞の軍を箱根・竹ノ下の戦いで大いに打ち破るという功績を挙げた。
English: Although Takauji moved his forces to Kyoto, they were pushed back by the Imperial forces and Takauji was forced to escape to Kyushu, where KO no Moroyasu played a remarkable role in battles in the Chikuzen Province and other areas.
Japanese: 京都へ攻め上った尊氏が朝廷軍の反攻に遭って九州へ落ちると、筑前国などの戦いで大いに活躍する。
English: Moroyasu made a great contribution to the establishment of Muromachi bakufu militarily, including the attack on the Kanagasaki-jo Castle and the subjugation of Akiie KITABATAKE.
Japanese: その後も金ヶ崎城攻めや北畠顕家討伐で大いに活躍し、室町幕府創設にあたり軍事において大いに貢献した。
English: When Masatsura KUSUNOKI raised an army in 1347, KO no Moroyasu, with the cooperation of his older brother KO no Moronao, successfully fought it off the following year, and even succeeded to invade and destroy Yoshino, the base of the Southern Court.
Japanese: 1347年（正平2年/貞和3年）、楠木正行が挙兵すると、兄高師直と協力して翌年これを討ったうえ、南朝(日本)の本拠地である吉野に攻め入って同地を焼き払うという大功を挙げた。
English: However, his success and great achievements as a busho gradually turned him arrogant.
Japanese: しかし武将としては一流、功績も数え切れぬほどの功労者であるのを良い事に次第に傲慢な態度が目立ち始めた。
English: For example, Moroyasu destroyed the graveyard of the Sugawara clan to build a mountain villa on it, and even killed SUGAWARA no Arinori who had complained to Moroyasu about it.
Japanese: 例えば、東山に山荘を建設しようとして、その地にあった菅原氏の墓所を掘り返し、これに対して菅原在登が異議を唱えると、在登を殺害したほどであった。
English: Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA, who tried to prevent confrontation between buke (military authority) and court nobles, temples and shrines, and KO no Moronao, who put priority on expansion of the power of shogunate government, started to conflict with each other over the initiative of the government (please refer to "Kanno Disturbance") and Moroyasu was regarded as a key figure of the latter group.
Japanese: このような公家や寺社と武家との対立を避けようとした足利直義と、武家の勢力伸張を第一と考えた高師直が、幕政の主導権をめぐって対立し始める（→「観応の擾乱」を参照のこと）と、師直派の中心人物と見なされる。
English: Moroyasu and Moronao cooperated and once succeeded to bring down Tadayoshi, who then retired and entered the priesthood.
Japanese: 師泰は師直と協力して一時は直義の追い落としに成功し、直義は出家し政務を退いた。
English: Although Moroyasu headed to Chugoku region to conquer Tadafuyu ASHIKAGA, he returned to Kyoto in 1351 on receipt of the news in Iwami about Tadayoshi's submission to the Southern Court and raising his army, and followed Takauji to fight Tadayoshi.
Japanese: そのうえで直義の養子・足利直冬を討伐するために中国地方へ遠征しようとするが、1351年（正平6年/観応2年）、石見国に在陣中に直義の南朝への帰順と挙兵を知って都に帰還し、尊氏に従って直義と戦った。
English: However, Moroyasu was defeated by Tadayoshi in Settsu Province, and as a condition for the peace negotiation, Moroyasu and Moronao accepted to become a priest.
Japanese: しかし摂津国で直義との戦いに敗れ、和議の条件として師直と共に出家する。
English: On April 1, 1351, when he was taken to Kyoto by Tadayoshi, Moroyasu and his family, including Moronao and KO no Moroyo, a son of Moroyasu, were killed at Mukogawa, Settsu Province by Yoshinori UESUGI, a member of Tadayoshi group.
Japanese: そして同年2月26日、直義の手で京都へ護送される途中、直義派の上杉能憲により、同国武庫川で師直や息子の高師世ら一族と共に殺された。
English: However, his arrogance was the kiss of death, resulting in the death of himself and the destruction of his family.
Japanese: しかし権勢に奢り高ぶったのが命取りとなり、一族もろとも殺される羽目となった。
English: KO no Morofuyu (? – February 21, 1351) was a busho (military commander) in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 高師冬（こうもろふゆ、？－正平(日本)6年/観応2年1月17日(旧暦)（1351年2月13日））は、南北朝時代(日本)の武将。
English: Receiving the order from Takauji, Morofuyu set out the conquest of Kanto region in 1338 and completed by the winter of 1343.
Japanese: 尊氏の命を受けて1338年から関東の平定に乗り出し、1343年冬までにこれを成し遂げた。
English: When Motouji ASHIKAGA, a son of Takauji, was sent to Kanto region as the Kamakura Kubo (Governor-general of the Kanto region), Morofuyu and Noriaki UESUGI cooperated to support young Motouji.
Japanese: その後、尊氏の子・足利基氏が鎌倉公方として関東に派遣されると、師冬は上杉憲顕と協力して幼少の基氏の補佐に当たる。
English: However, when conflict between his cousin Moronao and Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA broke out in Kyoto, Morofuyu also came to conflict with Noriaki UESUGI on the Tadayoshi's side.
Japanese: しかし都で従兄弟の師直と足利直義による対立が発生すると、師冬も直義派であった憲顕と対立することになる。
English: Although Morofuyu left Kamakura and escaped into Susawa-jo Castle of Kai Prefecture (present-day Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture) at the end of 1350 after the setback in the conflict, he was soon besieged by the force of the Suwa clan, giving up running away, and killed himself on February 21, 1351.
Japanese: この戦いに敗れた師冬は、1350年末に鎌倉から没落して甲斐国須沢城（山梨県南アルプス市白根町）に逃れたが、そこもやがて諏訪氏の軍勢に包囲されることとなり、翌年1月17日、逃げ切れないことを悟った師冬は自殺して果てたのであった。
English: Yoshitsura ISSHIKI (1400 - June 14, 1440) was a shugo daimyo (shugo, which were Japanese provincial military governors, that became daimyo, which were Japanese feudal lords) in the early Muromachi period.
Japanese: 一色義貫（いっしきよしつら、1400年（応永7年）-1440年6月14日（永享12年5月15日(旧暦)））は、室町時代前期の守護大名。
English: He had served the Ashikaga shogunate since the period of the fourth shogun Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA; he served at Samurai-dokoro (the Board of Retainers), and was assigned as shugo of Yamashiro Province in 1418 and in 1434, and became a dominant shugo daimyo of four provinces, Mikawa, Wakasa, Tango and Yamashiro (besides those posts he was appointed bungun-shugo [provincial constable of specially given province] of Kaito County and Chita County of Owari Province).
Japanese: 4代将軍足利義持時代から仕え、侍所を務め、1418年、1434年には山城国の守護にも任じられ、三河国・若狭国・丹後国、そして山城の4カ国（他に尾張国海東郡・知多郡分郡守護）を兼ねる有力守護大名となった。
English: As a military man, he performed great exploits, as he subjugated Mitsumasa KITABATAKE of Ise Province, and subdued the army of Mitsusuke AKAMATSU who had run away in 1427.
Japanese: 武功においても伊勢国の北畠満雅を討ち、1427年に出奔した赤松満祐の討伐においても活躍している。
English: For those achievements, he was appointed one of Shisiki (director generals of Samurai-dokoro) and participated in the government of the shogunate, however, in the period of the sixth shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA, he gradually became opposed to the shogunate as he refused gubu (to attend shogun at events), and was even kept away from the government for some period.
Japanese: その功績により、四職の一人となって幕政に参与したが、6代将軍足利義教の代になると、供奉を放棄するなど次第に対立し、一時は幕政から遠ざけられた。
English: In 1440, when the Yuki War started in the Kanto region, he departed for the front to subdue the Ochi clan of Yamato Province by order of Yoshinori.
Japanese: 1440年、関東で起こった結城合戦に際して、義教の命で大和国の越智氏を討伐のために出陣する。
English: Yoshitsura was charged with hiding the remnants (Tokiie ISSHIKI and others) of Mochiuji ASHIKAGA who had raised an army against the bakufu in the Eikyo War, and he and Mochiyori TOKI were hunted by the army of Yoshonori.
Japanese: 義貫は永享の乱で幕府に対して挙兵した足利持氏の残党（一色時家等）を匿った罪を問われ、土岐持頼とともに義教から追討を受ける。
English: It is said that since Yoshitsura became a dominant shugo who governed four provinces, he was regarded as a threat by Yoshinori, and murdered deliberately.
Japanese: 義貫は四ヶ国を兼ねる有力守護となり、そのために義教に警戒され、謀殺されたと言われる。
English: Also inside the Isshiki clan, there was a fight between his uncle Mochinori ISSHIKI and his nephew Norichika ISSHIKI over the succession to the family head.
Japanese: また、一色氏内部でも家督をめぐり伯父である一色持範・甥である一色教親との抗争があった。
English: As Yoshiie's first son MINAMOTO no Yoshimune died prematurely and the second son MINAMOTO no Yoshichika raised a rebellion in Saigoku (western part of Japan), he was expected as the next 'toryo (leader) of Minamoto clan' as well as his elder brother and the third son, MINAMOTO no Yoshitada.
Japanese: 長男源義宗が早世し、次男源義親が西国で反乱を起こすと、兄の三男源義忠とともに次期「源氏の棟梁」としての期待を受けた。
English: However, Yoshikuni was excluded from candidate successors due to his rampageous behavior and Yoshiie's consideration that Yoshiie didn't match the trend of the era.
Japanese: しかし、乱暴狼藉を行ったことや、時代の趨勢にあわないと義家に判断されて後継者からはずされていった。
English: Though he was defeated in the confrontation with his uncle Yoshimitsu (Hitachi kassen) and ceded Hitachi Province to Satake clan who was the lineage of Yoshimitsu, he had steadily extended power over Shimotsuke Province through the establishment of Ashikagasho district and the like.
Japanese: 叔父義光との対立（常陸合戦）には敗れ、常陸国は義光流の佐竹氏に譲ることになったが、足利庄を成立させるなど、下野国に着実に勢力を築いていった。
English: His fierce character had not changed in his last years during which he tore up chokkan (the emperor's censure); he was called Arakaga nyudo (fierce lay monk of Kaga).
Japanese: 晩年にも勅勘を被るなど、気性の荒さは改まらず、荒加賀入道と言われた。
English: In 1106, he fought against his uncle MINAMOTO no Yoshimitsu and his cousin MINAMOTO no Yoshinari in Hitachi Province.
Japanese: 嘉承元年（1106年）、叔父源義光・従兄弟源義業と常陸国において合戦する。
English: In 1142, he donated his traditional domain in Ashikaga to Anrakuju-in Temple which was goganji of Emperor Toba to turn it into Ashikagasho district (transferred from Hachijoin-ryo to Daikakuji-to).
Japanese: 康治元年（1142年）、足利にある伝領を鳥羽天皇御願寺の安楽寿院に寄進し足利庄として成立させる（八条院領から大覚寺統へ伝領）。
English: In 1143, Yoshikuni donated his shiryo (private land) developed in Yanada County to Ise Jingu Shrine so that it was certified as Yanada mikuriya (manors of Imperial family and powerful shrines).
Japanese: 康治2年（1143年）、梁田郡内の開発私領を伊勢神宮に寄進し梁田御厨を立券。
English: In 1149, as Yoshikuni's roto (retainer) scuffled in Kyoto, Yoshikuni was accused of that.
Japanese: 久安5年（1149年）、義国の郎党、京洛において乱闘し、義国が責任を問われる。
English: In 1150, Yoshikuni conflicted with Ukone no daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) Oii Mikado FUJIWARA no Saneyoshi to burn down Saneyoshi's residence; Yoshikuni received chokkan.
Japanese: 久安6年（1150年）、右近衛大将大炊御門藤原実能と争い、実能の屋敷を焼き払い勅勘を蒙る。
English: According to the popular theory, he was born in 1091, entered into priesthood in 1154 and died on August 3, 1155 (Sonpi Bunmyaku [Bloodlines of Noble and Base]).
Japanese: 通説では、寛治5年（1091年）生まれ、仁平4年（1154年）出家、久寿2年（1155年）6月26日(旧暦)に死去となっている（尊卑分脈）。
English: Birth year of 1082: it is described that Yoshikuni was 18 when Yoshitada died, according to 'Nitta Ashikaga Ryo-kakeizu' (genealogies of both Nitta and Ashikaga families) owned by Ashikaga Banna-ji Temple.
Japanese: 永保2（1082年）説　足利鑁阿寺所蔵の「新田足利両家系図」に、義忠没時の義国の年齢を18歳と記している。
English: According to the "History of Ashikaga City" issued in 1928, the age was mistaken for 28; it estimates the birth year as 1082 by reverse calculation.
Japanese: 昭和3年（1928年）発行の『足利市史』では、これを28歳の誤りであるとし、逆算して永保2年（1082年）誕生としている。
English: Yoshikuni's descendants are Yamana clan, Satomi clan, Momoi clan, Ishito clan, Kira clan, Imagawa clan, Hosokawa clan, Hatakeyama clan, Shiba clan, Isshiki clan, Serata clan and the like.
Japanese: 末裔には山名氏、里見氏、桃井氏、石塔氏、吉良氏、今川氏、細川氏、畠山氏、斯波氏、一色氏、世良田氏などがある。
English: Yoshisada NITTA who was the supreme commander in the capture of Kamakura at the overthrowing of Kamakura bakufu, Takauji ASHIKAGA who started Muromachi bakufu, Yoshimoto IMAGAWA who were killed by Nobunaga ODA in the Battle of Okehazama, Yoshimasa SHIBA and Mitsuie HATAKEYAMA who formed the foundation of Muromachi bakufu in the early Muromachi period, Katsumoto HOSOKAWA and Sozen YAMANA who were the taishoes (general) of the West squad and the East squad in the Onin War, respectively, and the like were Yoshikuni's descendants.
Japanese: 鎌倉幕府倒幕時の鎌倉攻めの総大将新田義貞、室町幕府を開いた足利尊氏や桶狭間の戦いで織田信長に討たれた今川義元、室町前期に室町幕府の基礎を固めた斯波義将、畠山満家、応仁の乱の西軍、東軍の大将であった細川勝元、山名宗全らも彼の末裔である。
English: Kyofuku KUDARANOKONIKISHI (697 - 766) was a descendant of a royal family who escaped from Baekje to Japan.
Japanese: 百済王敬福（くだらのこにきしきょうふく、697年-766年）は日本に亡命した百済王族の子孫。
English: His lineage was revealed when gold was discovered in Oda District, Mutsu Province, where he was working as a governor.
Japanese: 749年、陸奥守在任時に陸奥国の小田郡から黄金が発見されたことで知られる。
English: The last king of Baekje, King Giji, formed an alliance with Japan and made Prince Buyeo Pung and King Zenko stay there as their hostages.
Japanese: 百済最後の国王義慈王は倭国と同盟し、そのの王子扶余豊璋と禅広王（善光王）を人質として倭国に滞在させた。
English: However, Baekje was destroyed by an invasion of Tang Dynasty China and royal families were taken to the central city of Tang Dynasty China.
Japanese: しかし、百済は660年、唐の進攻によってあっけなく滅び、百済王室は唐の都に連行された。
English: Although King Buyeo left Japan for Baekje to reconstruct the country, he lost in the Battle of Baekgang and was later captured by Tang Dynasty China after escaping to Goguryeo.
Japanese: 百済復興のため倭国からかの地に渡った豊璋王も白村江の戦いに敗れ、高句麗に亡命するが、やがて唐に捕らえられる。
English: Empress Jito honored King Zenko by giving him the hereditary title of Kudaranokonikishi and allowed him to pass on his royal lineage to future generations.
Japanese: 藤原京の時代になって持統天皇は禅広王に百済王氏（くだらのこにきし）のカバネを賜り、長く百済王家の血脈を伝えさせることにした。
English: When Shosei was young, he came to Japan with his father, King Zenko, but later died before his father.
Japanese: 禅広王の子である昌成は幼時に父と共に来日したが、父よりも早死している。
English: Shosei's son, Rogu had his son, Kyofuku in 697 and was later given the position of Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) Settunosuke in the Imperial Court of Heijo-kyo (the ancient capital of Japan in current Nara)
Japanese: 昌成の息子朗虞は後に平城京の朝廷で従四位下・摂津亮（せっつのすけ）に昇ることになるが、697年に敬福を生んでいる。
English: According to "Kugyobunin," Kyofuku was a younger brother of Nanten KUDARANOKONIKISHI; however, some suggest that Nanten and Rogu were brothers, and thus Nanten was a Kyofuku's uncle.
Japanese: また『公卿補任』に敬福は百済王南典の弟と記されているが、南典は朗虞の兄弟、つまり敬福の叔父ともいわれている。
English: It says in the historical records that Kyofuku KUDARANOKONIKISHI became an assistant governor of Mutsu Province in 738 when he was 41 years old.
Japanese: 百済王敬福は738年41歳の時に陸奥介（むつのすけ）として史料に現れる。
English: In 739, he was promoted from Shorokuinojo (Senior Sixth Rank, Upper Grade) to Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and became the governor of Mutsu in 743 when he was 46 years old.
Japanese: 739年には正六位上から従五位下の位を授けられ、743年46歳で陸奥守（むつのかみ）に栄進した。
English: When Emperor Shomu gave the order to build the statue of Birushana Buddha in Todai-ji Temple, there was a shortage of gold to decorate the huge statue, and therefore they had the idea of dispatching an envoy to Tang Dynasty China.
Japanese: 当時、聖武天皇は東大寺盧舎那仏像の建立を進めていたが、巨大な仏像に塗金するための黄金が不足し、遣唐使を派遣して調達することも検討されていた。
English: There had been orders to look for gold all across Japan yet they were unable to find any.
Japanese: 全国にも黄金探索の指令が出されていたが、これまで日本では黄金を産出したことがないのである。
English: In April 746, Kyofuku was reassigned from the governor of Mutsu to the governor of Kazusa for unknown reasons, and in September he was promoted to Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) and reassigned to the governor of Mutsu once again.
Japanese: 746年4月敬福は何故か陸奥守から上総国守に転任するが、9月には官位が従五位上へと上がって陸奥守に再任されている。
English: These were unusual changes; however, it might have been because he already had a clue of where to find gold.
Japanese: 奇妙な人事だが、あるいはこの時、黄金探索の手がかりがあったのかも知れない。
English: In 749, gold was discovered in Mutsu Province, and 900 ryo of gold was sent from the governor of Mutsu, Kyofuku, to Heijo-kyo (the ancient capital of Japan in current Nara).
Japanese: 749年になって、陸奥守敬福から平城京へ陸奥国で産出した黄金900両が貢上された。
English: Emperor Shomu was very pleased and visited Todai-ji Temple to display the Imperial edict and placed Heihaku in every shrine in Japan to grant an amnesty.
Japanese: 聖武天皇は狂喜し、東大寺大仏殿に行幸して仏前に詔を捧げ、全国の神社に幣帛を奉じ、大赦を行っている。
English: Kyofuku KUDARANOKONIKISHI, who was the governor in Oda District, Mutsu Province where gold was found, was moved up seven ranks and promoted to Jusani (Junior Third Rank) and given the position of Kunaikyo (Minister of the Sovereign's Household) as well as the governor of Kawachi Province.
Japanese: 産金地である陸奥国小田郡を管轄する国守である百済王敬福は従三位へ七階級特進し、宮内卿河内国守に任命された。
English: 須賣呂伎能 御代佐可延牟等 阿頭麻奈流 美知(乃)久夜麻尓 金花佐久 - "Manyoshu" (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) volume 18, 4097.
Japanese: 須賣呂伎能御代佐可延牟等阿頭麻奈流美知（乃）久夜麻尓金花佐久　-『万葉集』巻184097
English: Although there is no written proof, some suggests that it may have been a Kyofuku's subordinate, a miner of Baekje descent, who discovered gold.
Japanese: 確かな文献があるわけではないが、発見したのは敬福配下の百済系鉱山師ではないかとも言われている。
English: One of the oldest gold mines in Japan are in Oda District which is now known was Wakuya Town, Toda District, Miyagi Prefecture, and the Koganeyama-jinja Shrine in Koganehazama, Wakuya Town is often compared with Engishikinaisa.
Japanese: 日本最初の産金地である小田郡の金山は現在の宮城県遠田郡涌谷町一帯であり、同町黄金迫（こがねはざま）の黄金山神社(涌谷町)は延喜式内社に比定される。
English: The current research shows that soil near the Koganeyama-jinja Shrine contains high quality alluvial gold.
Japanese: 現代の調査でも黄金山神社付近の土質は純度の高い良質の砂金が含まれているという。
English: On April 9 of the same year, the consecration ceremony for the Great Buddha was held, and Kyofuku was reassigned to the governor of Hitachi on May 26.
Japanese: 同年4月9日、大仏開眼の法要が営まれ、5月26日には敬福は常陸国守に転任した。
English: When TACHIBANA no Maro's war broke out, he led palace guards to protect four insurgents, Prince Kibumi, Prince Funadno, OTOMO no Komaro, and ONO no Azumahito, in custody.
Japanese: 同年に橘奈良麻呂の乱が勃発すると、衛府の人々を率いて黄文王・道祖王・大伴古麻呂・小野東人ら反乱者の勾留警備の任に当たった。
English: He was reassigned to the governor of Iyo in 759, and was later assigned to Nankaido Setsudoshi in 761 when the topic of Silla conquest was brought up.
Japanese: 759年伊予国守に転任し、761年に新羅征伐の議が起こると敬福は南海道節度使に任命された。
English: This position was to control military power of 12 provinces; Kii Province, Awa Province, Sanuki Province, Iyo Province, Tosa Province, Harima Province, Mimasaka Province, Bizen Province, Bichu Province, Bigo Province, Aki Province, and Suo Province.
Japanese: 紀伊国、阿波国、讃岐国、伊予、土佐国、播磨国、美作国、備前国、備中国、備後国、安芸国、周防国など12カ国の軍事権を掌握する役目である。
English: Although an invasion to Silla (ancient Korean kingdom) did not happen, there might have been a slight chance for Kyofuku to go back to Baekje and be the king if it had succeeded.
Japanese: 実際には新羅への進攻は実現しなかったが、万一半島反攻が成功していれば、敬福が百済国王に返り咲く目がなかったわけでもない。
English: In 763, he became the governor of Sanuki, and when FUJIWARA no Nakamaro's War broke out, he worked as the chief captain of outer guard and imprisoned Emperor Junnin who was able to become the emperor with the help of FUJIWARA no Nakamaro.
Japanese: 763年には讃岐守へ転任し、764年に藤原仲麻呂の乱が起きると、敬福は藤原仲麻呂の支持で即位していた淳仁天皇を外衛大将として幽閉する役目を引き受けている。