Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Nov 24, 2004 16:36:16 GMT -5
I count 155 translated historical documents. Have Fun! Be sure to post a link to anything really cool!
Welcome to the Iriki-in House Document Collection!
This page gives you access to one of the most famous document collections in the world : the Iriki-in Ke Monjo. The Iriki-in was located in southern Kyushu, and the collection of documents maintained by its family members spans over 700 years. The collection was made famous in the twentieth century when it was published and translated by the Yale historian Asakawa Kan'ichi. To find out more about the documents and how Asakawa made them famous, please continue reading below.
THE IRIKI-IN FAMILY AND THE ESTATE
The Shibuya were originally land stewards (jito) on an estate in Sagami Province. In 1247, the Chiba and Miura houses raised arms against the Kamakura Bakufu, and Shibuya Joshin fought to quell the revolt. In reward for his faithful service, he was appointed to the position of land steward of Iriki Estate, in Satsuma Province. Joshin's descendants moved to the estate and took the name Iriki. Throughout the Kamakura period, the estate was patronized by the Fujiwara family, but in the fourteenth century all connections with outside families were broken and the estate was administered by the warrior families living in southern Kyushu.
THE DOCUMENT COLLECTION
The documents in the published collection range from 1135 to 1867. They include documents concerning disputes, calls to military service, remissions of taxes, statements of trial testimony and judicial pronouncements, and more. Many of the documents reflect very local concerns, such as inheritance disputes, while others reflect the larger political issues which affected the estate, such as the warfare between the Shimadzu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (see documents 146 & 147). They are a fascinating glimpse into life at the Iriki-in and an invaluable resource for students of Japanese history.
www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IRIKI/eng_note.html
www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IRIKI/eng_index.html
Welcome to the Iriki-in House Document Collection!
This page gives you access to one of the most famous document collections in the world : the Iriki-in Ke Monjo. The Iriki-in was located in southern Kyushu, and the collection of documents maintained by its family members spans over 700 years. The collection was made famous in the twentieth century when it was published and translated by the Yale historian Asakawa Kan'ichi. To find out more about the documents and how Asakawa made them famous, please continue reading below.
THE IRIKI-IN FAMILY AND THE ESTATE
The Shibuya were originally land stewards (jito) on an estate in Sagami Province. In 1247, the Chiba and Miura houses raised arms against the Kamakura Bakufu, and Shibuya Joshin fought to quell the revolt. In reward for his faithful service, he was appointed to the position of land steward of Iriki Estate, in Satsuma Province. Joshin's descendants moved to the estate and took the name Iriki. Throughout the Kamakura period, the estate was patronized by the Fujiwara family, but in the fourteenth century all connections with outside families were broken and the estate was administered by the warrior families living in southern Kyushu.
THE DOCUMENT COLLECTION
The documents in the published collection range from 1135 to 1867. They include documents concerning disputes, calls to military service, remissions of taxes, statements of trial testimony and judicial pronouncements, and more. Many of the documents reflect very local concerns, such as inheritance disputes, while others reflect the larger political issues which affected the estate, such as the warfare between the Shimadzu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (see documents 146 & 147). They are a fascinating glimpse into life at the Iriki-in and an invaluable resource for students of Japanese history.
www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IRIKI/eng_note.html
www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IRIKI/eng_index.html
