Biographies CXXVI: The Shogunal Retainers, Part IX: Nakahara-no-Chikayoshi, Ōe-no-Hiromoto, Miyoshi-no-Yasunobu, Fujiwara-no-Yukimasa and others

Nakahara-no-Chikayoshi

¶The commentary says: "Without a gentleman, how could one govern the state?" From ancient times, those who quelled disorder and laid the foundations of great undertakings could never have broadened their achievements without trusted ministers who served as their limbs. When Minamoto-no-Yoritomo opened his shogunate at Kamakura, his fierce commanders could break solid formations and blunt keen spearheads, but they could not give government its proper form through writing and deliberation. Yoritomo therefore summoned men of administrative talent from the court nobility and entrusted affairs of state to them. In this way internal government was put in order, military strength grew abroad, and in the end the Taira were destroyed and the court was brought to stability. This may truly be called the fruit of firmness and gentleness complementing one another. Ōe-no-Hiromoto, Miyoshi-no-Yasunobu, and Fujiwara-no-Yukimasa were the foremost among such men. Taira-no-Moritoki, Minamoto-no-Kuninari, Nakahara-no-Tsunehisa, and Fujiwara-no-Kunimichi also each displayed ability in documents and in the arrangement of business, but all of them came down from Kyoto to serve the shogunate. Just as the catalpa and the rattan trees and the leather of the state of Chu were carried to other states and put to use, and though talent grew in the land of Chu it was Jin that actually employed it, so the force of such a flourishing destiny cannot be held back by anyone. The shogunate's offices comprised two bureaus, the Mandokoro and the Monchūjo. The Mandokoro was where orders, rewards, and punishments were issued; the Monchūjo was where lawsuits were received. To question both parties, record what they said, and render judgment was called "monchū." The Mandokoro had the posts of Bettō, Rei, and Yoriudo, while the Monchūjo was administered by a Shitsuji. When the Hōjō clan came to monopolize government, they established the Hyōjōshū to take part in military and civil rule, abolished the Monchūjo and set up the Hikitsuke, dividing it into sections with a Tōnin at the head of each and giving each the name "Number so-and-so." Afterwards the Monchūjo was revived and set alongside the Hikitsuke so that each might examine the other's findings in detail, and their descendants carried on these duties well. These senior ministers of the shogunate strengthened the shogunate's power while weakening the power of the court, and neither their merit nor their guilt can be concealed. Here we select the most outstanding of them and record their biographies in order.

Ōe-no-Hiromoto

¶Nakahara-no-Chikayoshi was a son of Hirosue, Myōbō-hakase, Doctor of Law (Note: Myōbō-hakase is the court post of a scholar specializing in law; following the Gyokukai. The Genpei Seisuiki writes "Myōkyō" in place of "Myōbō"). Later he changed his surname to Fujiwara and became known for his talent in administrative matters, serving as Saiin-no-suke, Vice-Director of the Office of the Saiin. When Yoritomo raised his standard, he followed and served him (Note: following the Azuma Kagami) and was deeply trusted (Note: following the Gyokukai and the Azuma Kagami). In the third year of Juei (1184), when Yoritomo established the Kumonjo, Chikayoshi became a Yoriudo together with Fujiwara-no-Yukimasa, Adachi-no-Tōmoto, and others. Soon afterwards he entered Kyoto in the train of Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune and reported the circumstances to the Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Yoritomo wished to see Fujiwara-no-Kanezane made Sesshō, Regent; Chikayoshi, being an old acquaintance of the former Gon-Chūnagon Minamoto-no-Masayori, conveyed Yoritomo's wishes to him, and Kanezane at last obtained the regency (Note: following the Gyokukai). In the campaigns against the Taira in the western provinces he was attached to Minamoto-no-Noriyori and rendered distinguished service as a military adviser. Yoritomo sent him a special letter of commendation and promoted him to Shikibu-no-daijō, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Ceremonial (Note: following the Azuma Kagami).

¶In the second year of Bunji (1186), Yoritomo ordered Chikayoshi to reside at Rokuhara and guard Kyoto (Note: following the Teiō Hennenki). When the Kan'in Rokujōdono was repaired, levies were assigned to the provinces, and Chikayoshi supervised the work together with Ōe-no-Hiromoto. During his time in Kyoto he oversaw the shipment of goods to the court, and on one occasion someone slandered him to Yoritomo, saying, "Chikayoshi harbors selfish designs and is holding back the tribute." Questioned, Chikayoshi could not explain himself well, but when Yoritomo asked him the reason, he offered no defense and merely presented the draft of the memorial he had submitted to the court. Yoritomo thereby understood that the slander had been false, and Chikayoshi was at last cleared of suspicion. After some time he was transferred to be Kamon-no-kami, Director of the Bureau of Housekeeping, and rose repeatedly until he was granted Senior Fifth Rank Lower. When Yoritomo became Ukonoe-no-taishō, Major Captain of the Right Imperial Guards, the court officials resident in the Kantō were each given assigned duties; Chikayoshi was put in charge of lawsuits, and he traveled between Kyoto and Kamakura deciding matters as they arose. In the second year of Kenkyū (1191), when Yoritomo established the Mandokoro, Chikayoshi became a Kuji Bugyō, Commissioner of Public Affairs. When the Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa moved to the Hōjūjidono, Chikayoshi and Hiromoto were summoned through Yoritomo's arrangements, ascended into the palace, and were granted swords (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). In the seventh year of Kenkyū (1196) he again went to Rokuhara to guard Kyoto (Note: following the Teiō Hennenki). Chikayoshi's wife had been the wet nurse of Yoritomo's daughter Sanman, and when Sanman died young, Chikayoshi shaved his head and took the name Jakunin. In the reigns of Yoriie and Sanetomo he lived at Rokuhara and guarded Kyoto together with Sasaki-no-Sadatsuna and others. In the second year of Jōgen (1208) he died in Kyoto, at the age of sixty-six (Note: following the Azuma Kagami).

Ōe-no-Tokihiro

¶Ōe-no-Hiromoto was a great-grandson of Ōe-no-Masafusa, Chūnagon, and a son of Ōe-no-Koremitsu, Shikibu-no-taifu, Senior Assistant Minister of Ceremonial (Note: following the Ōe Keizu). The Ōe house had made Confucian learning its hereditary profession for generations and was a family of wide learning. While still a child Hiromoto was adopted by Nakahara-no-Hirosue, Kamon-no-kami (Note: this book writes Hirosue as "Hirohide," but here it is corrected according to the Gyokukai and the Jimoku Taiseishō), and bore the Nakahara surname; later he petitioned the court and returned to his original surname. He was widely versed in literature and history and excelled in strategy. When Yoritomo raised his standard, he followed and served him and, on recommendation, became Aki-no-suke, Assistant Governor of Aki. In the third year of Juei (1184), when the Kumonjo was established, Hiromoto became its Bettō, Chief, and directed the administration. Soon he became Inaba-no-kami, Governor of Inaba, and his treatment grew ever more generous. During the campaigns against the Taira, when matters poured in from every side and everyone was busy, Hiromoto drafted most of the memorials and official documents. Yoritomo fell out with his uncle Minamoto-no-Yukiie and his younger brother Yoshitsune; in the first year of Bunji (1185) he petitioned the court for their arrest but did not succeed, and Yoritomo was troubled by this. Hiromoto offered this counsel: "The world has already declined, and those who do evil grow stronger by the day. The Tōkaidō is secure because the shogunate holds it down, but the other circuits are distant and cannot easily be subdued. If troops are raised again and again and eastern soldiers are dispatched, military expenses will mount and the people will be worn out. It would be better to place Shugo, Protectors, in the provincial governments and Jitō, Stewards, on the estates, and have them pursue and arrest wrongdoers whenever the occasion arises. Then order will come of itself without effort." Yoritomo was greatly pleased, petitioned the court, received permission, and sent his officers and warriors out to the provinces to establish Shugo and Jitō (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). From this time on, the real power over military affairs all passed to Yoritomo, and the authority of the court at last declined (Note: following the Jinnō Shōtōki and the Masukagami). Yoritomo counted this as Hiromoto's merit and gave him the Yamamoto Estate in Higo. At that time the Kansai region, in the wake of the wars, saw warriors acting violently and levying harsh exactions from the common people. Some even styled themselves Jitō on their own authority and seized the lands of shrines and temples. Hiromoto went to Kyoto, obtained an edict of the Retired Emperor, and restrained and regulated them. Whenever the shogunate petitioned the court on a weighty matter, Hiromoto traveled back and forth as envoy and obtained approval each time. Hiromoto was versed in the court's precedents and clear-sighted in the conduct of government. That Yoritomo could display martial might and issue commands to the realm owed much to the achievements of Hiromoto and Miyoshi-no-Yasunobu. When Yoritomo became Konoe-no-taishō and established the Mandokoro, Hiromoto became its Bettō (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). He was granted Senior Fifth Rank Lower, appointed Myōbō-hakase, Doctor of Law, concurrently made Saemon-no-daijō, Senior Secretary of the Left Gate Guards, and became a Kebiishi, Police Commissioner. The Kampaku Fujiwara-no-Kanezane said: "That man is of a Confucian family, and the paths open to him ought to be limited to Dai-geki, Senior Secretary, or Doctor of Law. Yet he bears a military office and has become a Kebiishi; does this not disturb the order of appointments?" But the court did not heed him (Note: following the Gyokukai). When the Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa made a progress to view the Kamo Festival, Hiromoto attended him and was granted an imperial horse and a toneri attendant. The following year he resigned the three offices, but after some time he was appointed Hyōsha-no-kami, Director of the Bureau of Military Carriages. When Yoritomo died, Hōjō-no-Masako showed Hiromoto the greatest regard, and orders were issued over the joint signatures of Hiromoto, Hōjō-no-Tokimasa, and Yoshitoki. In the reigns of Yoriie and Sanetomo, whenever a rebellion or a doubtful proposal arose, he took part together with Yasunobu in deciding the matter. He rose to Kamon-no-kami and Daizen-no-daibu, Master of the Palace Table. When Hiki-no-Yoshikazu plotted to destroy the Hōjō and the plot was exposed, Tokimasa, intending to have him killed, consulted Hiromoto. Hiromoto replied: "I have assisted the government of the shogunate since the time of the late Shogun, but whether military action is right or wrong is not something I am able to judge. Whether to put him to death should be left to your wise decision." Tokimasa grasped his meaning, rose from his seat and returned to his residence, and ordered Amano-no-Tōkage and others to kill Yoshikazu. After Tōkage had reported his scheme, Tokimasa summoned Hiromoto once more. Hiromoto thought: "The planning should already be over, and yet he summons me again. A man's heart is hard to fathom." Fearing some unforeseen event, he sent away all his attendants and took with him only Iitomi-no-Munenaga, secretly telling him: "If anything untoward happens, cut me down at once." When he reached Tokimasa's residence and they laid their plans, Yoshikazu was in the end killed. When Wada-no-Yoshimori raised troops and attacked Hōjō-no-Yoshitoki, Hiromoto accompanied Yoshitoki in escorting Sanetomo to the Hokkedō for refuge, and together they encouraged the officers and men and at last defeated and killed Yoshimori. Soon afterwards he was granted Senior Fourth Rank Lower and appointed Mutsu-no-kami, Governor of Mutsu. His eye ailment grew severe, and he shaved his head and took the name Kakua. When the Retired Emperor Go-Toba raised troops to attack Yoshitoki, some of the generals said, "Let us hold the steep country of Ashigara and Hakone and await the imperial army," but Hiromoto opposed this and was the first to put forward a plan. When Yoshitoki resolved to march on Kyoto, the generals wished to wait until their troops had gathered before setting out, but Hiromoto urged Hōjō-no-Yasutoki: "You should set out at once, alone on horseback." Before long a great host assembled, and Kyoto was finally taken; the particulars are recorded in the biography of Yoshitoki. Hiromoto, together with Miyoshi-no-Yasunobu and others, remained in Kamakura and handled military and state affairs. On one occasion lightning struck the kitchen of Yoshitoki's residence and a servant was killed. Yoshitoki was greatly alarmed and summoned Hiromoto, asking: "Now that I have raised troops against the court and met with such a calamity, might this not be Heaven's rebuke?" Hiromoto answered: "When lord and subject take up arms, victory and defeat lie with Heaven. Success or failure should be left to Heaven, and there is no need to fear calamities. Moreover, if we test it against precedent, this is rather an auspicious sign for the Kantō. In the Bunji years, when the late Shogun attacked Fujiwara-no-Yasuhira, lightning fell on the camp, yet that campaign ended in great victory. It would be well to have divination performed and to ascertain the will of Heaven." The yin-yang diviners all declared it auspicious, and Yoshitoki's mind gradually settled. Before long the court forces were utterly defeated, the Retired Emperor Go-Toba was sent into exile, and Hiromoto came to be held in still greater regard by the Hōjō (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). He died in the first year of Karoku (1225), at the age of seventy-eight (Note: this entry is missing from the Azuma Kagami). His sons were Chikahiro, Tokihiro, Munemitsu, Suemitsu, and Tadanari. His descendants continued generation after generation and served the shogunate. Chikahiro has a separate biography. Munemitsu became Kamon-no-suke, Assistant Director of the Bureau of Housekeeping, and his son Masashige became a Hikitsukeshū and held the posts of Ukonoe-no-shōgen and Gyōbu-no-gon-no-shōyū in turn. Tadanari was appointed Kurōdo, Chamberlain, held in turn the posts of Sakonoe-no-shōgen and Gyōbu-no-gon-no-shōyū, rose repeatedly to Junior Fourth Rank Lower, and became a Hyōjōshū, Councillor (Note: following the Kantō Hyōjōden). He was dismissed from office through implication in the affair of his elder brother Suemitsu (Note: following the Azuma Kagami).

Ōe-no-Suemitsu

¶Ōe-no-Tokihiro became Saemon-no-jō, Lieutenant of the Left Gate Guards, and was appointed Kurōdo. When Minamoto-no-Sanetomo became Konoe-no-taishō and was about to perform the ceremony of thanks with a visit to the Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, Tokihiro hurried back to Kamakura to serve as his guide. When the ceremony was over, Tokihiro was about to go to Kyoto again, and Nikaidō-no-Yukimura conveyed the matter to Sanetomo. Sanetomo was displeased and said: "Tokihiro has already entered his name on the rolls of the Retired Emperor's officials, yet he has returned to Kamakura; why does he now wish to go to Kyoto again? Does his intention not show contempt for the Kantō?" Tokihiro apologized through Yukimura, saying: "My service at court is not by my own wish; I only desire to be relieved of the post of Teii, that is, Kebiishi. Hearing of the present ceremony of thanksgiving, I hurried here and acted as guide. I beg to be allowed to go to Kyoto once more, fulfill my long-held aim, and then return again to the shogunate and exert myself in loyal service." Yukimura could not convey the matter any further. Tokihiro appealed in person to Hōjō-no-Yoshitoki, and because Yoshitoki interceded with Sanetomo, his request was granted (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). His son Yasuhide was likewise appointed Kurōdo, became Saemon-no-daijō and Kebiishi, concurrently Kai-no-kami, Governor of Kai, and was made a Hyōjōshū (Note: following the Kantō Hyōjōden).

Miyoshi-no-Yasunobu

¶Ōe-no-Suemitsu became Sakonoe-no-shōgen, Lieutenant of the Left Imperial Guards, was appointed Kurōdo, and was granted Junior Fifth Rank Lower (Note: following the Azuma Kagami and the Kantō Hyōjōden; the Junior Fifth Rank Lower follows the Hyōjōden). When Sanetomo died, he shaved his head and took the name Saia. In the third year of Jōkyū (1221) he followed Hōjō-no-Yasutoki in the march on Kyoto. In the battle at the Owari River he attacked Unuma with a detached force and fought and defeated Kanji-no-Yoritsune. When Yasutoki approached Kyoto, Suemitsu, together with Miura-no-Yoshimura, attacked Yodo and Imoarai and fought and defeated Dainagon Fujiwara-no-Tadanobu, Sangi Fujiwara-no-Nobuyoshi, and others. Later he became a Hyōjōshū. At the time of the rebellion of Miura-no-Yasumura, Suemitsu was about to hasten to the side of the shogunate, but his wife was Yasumura's younger sister, and she wept and held him back. Suemitsu at last followed her words, sallied forth to help Yasumura, fought the shogunate forces and was defeated, and took his own life together with the Miura clan. His son Mitsuhiro was appointed Uhyōe-no-jō, Lieutenant of the Right Gate Guards, and fell in battle following his father together with his three younger brothers (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). His descendants took the name Mōri (Note: following the Mōri Keizu).

Fujiwara-no-Yukimasa

¶Miyoshi-no-Yasunobu became Chūgū-no-sakan, Secretary to the Empress's Household, and was granted Junior Fifth Rank Lower. His mother had been Minamoto-no-Yoritomo's wet nurse, so Yasunobu was inclined toward Yoritomo. While Yoritomo was in Izu, Yasunobu sent messengers three times a month to report conditions in Kyoto, and by this means Yoritomo, though far away, learned of movements at court and of the situation of the Taira. When Minamoto-no-Yorimasa urged Prince Mochihito to order the Minamoto of the various provinces to attack the Taira, the Prince and Yorimasa soon fell in defeat; Taira-no-Kiyomori, intending to cut off future trouble, sought to kill the Minamoto to the last man. Yasunobu sent his kinsman Yasukiyo in particular to advise Yoritomo to take refuge in Mutsu, but Yoritomo instead resolved to raise troops. Yasunobu shaved his head and took the Buddhist name Zenshin, and was known in his day as Taifu-no-sakan Nyūdō. After Yoritomo had pacified the Kantō, he summoned Yasunobu many times. In the third year of Juei (1184) Yasunobu came to Kamakura, assisted in military administration, and became Shitsuji of the Monchūjo. At first, when Yoritomo set up the Monchūjo inside the shogunate, people came in noisy crowds to bring their suits, and Yoritomo grew somewhat annoyed. On the occasion of the dispute between Kumagai-no-Naozane and Kuge-no-Naomitsu, the Monchūjo was moved to Yasunobu's residence. In the first year of Shōji (1199) the Monchūjo was established outside the shogunate's compound. Yasunobu served as Shitsuji for many years, his judgments were detailed and exact, and the shogunate was left with no resentment over wrongful verdicts (Note: following the Azuma Kagami).

¶In the fifth year of Bunji (1189), when Yoritomo attacked Fujiwara-no-Yasuhira in Mutsu, Yasunobu was entrusted with the administration of the rear. In the reigns of Yoriie and Sanetomo he was long held in esteem in the Kantō, and Hōjō-no-Masako and her sons Tokimasa and Yoshitoki all respected him. There was a monk named Genshō who was skilled in arithmetic. Yoriie once ordered the Mandokoro to call in the land registers of the provinces and had Genshō compute the acreage, intending to cap the manors newly granted to officers and warriors since the Jishō and Yōwa eras (1177–1182) at five hundred chō per person, confiscate the remainder, and distribute it to those newly made his close attendants. The order had already been issued, but the elder ministers, beginning with Ōe-no-Hiromoto, were all troubled by it and could find no remedy. Because Yasunobu remonstrated strongly, the plan was in the end abandoned. In the third year of Jōkyū (1221), when the Retired Emperor Go-Toba raised troops to attack the Hōjō, Yoshitoki assembled his officers and warriors to discuss countermeasures. Yasunobu, ill as he was, hurried there in a palanquin and settled the policy together with Hiromoto. After the army set out for Kyoto, Yasunobu remained in Kamakura. Before long his illness worsened and he resigned as Shitsuji, and Masako had his son Yasutoshi take his place. Yasunobu died that year, at the age of eighty-two (Note: following the Azuma Kagami).

¶His sons were Yasutoshi, Yukitomo, and Yasumochi. Yasutoshi was appointed Uhyōe-no-jō and Minbu-no-jō, transferred to Kaga-no-kami, Governor of Kaga, and became Shitsuji of the Monchūjo and a Hyōjōshū. His sons were Yasumochi and Yasuari. Yasumochi was appointed Minbu-no-shōjō, transferred to Bingo-no-kami, Governor of Bingo, and became Shitsuji of the Monchūjo and a Hikitsukeshū (Note: following the Azuma Kagami and the Kantō Hyōjōden). His son Masayasu was appointed Minbu-no-shōjō, transferred to Kaga-no-kami, and became a Hyōjōshū. Yasuari was appointed Kageyu-no-hangan, transferred to Mimasaka-no-kami, Governor of Mimasaka, likewise became Shitsuji of the Monchūjo and a Hyōjōshū, and shaved his head and took the Buddhist name Zen'yū (Note: following the Kantō Hyōjōden). Yukitomo became Ōtoneri-no-jō. When Yasunobu was managing the Bessō (Note: the Bessō being the university's affiliated hostels), Yoritomo once ordered him to oversee its business (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). His son Tomoshige was appointed Gon-no-shōgeki, Junior Secretary (acting), Yamato-no-kami, and Tsushima-no-kami, and became a Hyōjōshū (Note: following the Kantō Hyōjōden). Yasutsura was appointed Minbu-no-jō, transferred to Awa-no-gon-no-kami, Provisional Governor of Awa, and became Shitsuji of the Monchūjo and a Hyōjōshū (Note: following the Azuma Kagami and the Kantō Hyōjōden; Awa-no-gon-no-kami follows the Hyōjōden). His son Yasumune was appointed Minbu-no-jō and Ise-no-gon-no-kami, and became Shitsuji of the Monchūjo and a Hyōjōshū. His descendants took the name Ōta (Note: following the Kantō Hyōjōden).

¶Fujiwara-no-Yukimasa was a descendant of Fujiwara-no-Tame'nori, Tōtōmi-no-kami, Governor of Tōtōmi. His father Yukitō was called Shirao-no-Saburō. During the Hōen years (1135–1141), implicated in the crime of killing a provincial governor of Tōtōmi, he was exiled to Owari (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku). When Yoritomo raised his standard, Yukimasa followed and served him (Note: the Sonpi Bunmyaku says, "Yukimasa's mother was a younger sister of Suenori." Suenori was the Atsuta Daiguji, Great Chief Priest of Atsuta. Probably Yukitō, while in Owari, married Suenori's younger sister and had Yukimasa by her. Suenori's daughter was Yoritomo's mother, and so Yukimasa joined Yoritomo. But since there is no other firm evidence, this is added merely as a reference). He held in turn the posts of Izumo-no-gon-no-kami and Yamashiro-no-kami, was granted Junior Fifth Rank Lower, was appointed Kazue-no-jō and Minbu-no-shōjō, and became Shitsuji of the Mandokoro, taking the name Nikaidō. He had two sons, Yukimitsu and Yukimura (Note: following the Azuma Kagami and the Sonpi Bunmyaku; the name Nikaidō follows the Bunmyaku).

¶Yukimitsu became Kamon-no-jō and Minbu-no-jō and was made a Mandokoro Yoriudo. Soon he was appointed Shinano-no-kami, Governor of Shinano, and became Shitsuji of the Mandokoro. His descendants took the name Shinano. His son Yukimori held in turn the posts of Minbu-no-shōjō and Saemon-no-shōjō, transferred to Ki-no-gon-no-kami, became Shitsuji of the Mandokoro, shaved his head and took the Buddhist name Gyōnen, and became a Hyōjōshū. His sons were Yukiyasu, Yukitsuna, and Yukitada. Yukiyasu held in turn the posts of Minbu-no-shōjō, Chikuzen-no-kami, and Kaga-no-kami, and became Shitsuji of the Mandokoro (Note: consulted the Azuma Kagami, the Sonpi Bunmyaku, and the Kantō Hyōjōden). When Hōjō-no-Tokiyori took the tonsure, Yukiyasu, remembering their former friendship, shaved his head together with his two younger brothers and with Yūki-no-Tomohiro, Miura-no-Mitsumori, and others, and took the Buddhist name Gyōzen. He was censured because he had not stated his views to the shogunate (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). Yukitsuna held in turn the posts of Saemon-no-shōjō and Ise-no-kami, became Shitsuji of the Mandokoro, shaved his head at the same time as his elder brother Yukiyasu, and took the Buddhist name Gyōgan. Yukitada was appointed Danjō-no-jō, Kebiishi, and Saemon-no-shōjō (Note: consulted the Azuma Kagami and the Kantō Hyōjōden). Though Yukitada advanced as a civil official, he had considerable military talent. In the early years of Hōji (from 1247), when he followed Hōjō-no-Tokisada in attacking Miura-no-Yasumura, he fought with uncommon vigor and took many heads (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). He shaved his head at the same time as his two elder brothers and took the Buddhist name Gyōichi (Note: consulted the Azuma Kagami and the Kantō Hyōjōden).

¶Yukimitsu's younger brother Yukimura was appointed Kebiishi and Saemon-no-shōjō, was made Oki-no-kami, Governor of Oki, and became Samurai-dokoro-no-tsukasa, Chief of the Board of Retainers. When Minamoto-no-Sanetomo died, he shaved his head and took the Buddhist name Gyōsai, and became a Hyōjōshū (Note: consulted the Azuma Kagami and the Kantō Hyōjōden). His descendants took the name Oki. His sons were Motoyuki, Yukiyoshi, Yukihisa, Yukikata, and Koreyuki (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku). Motoyuki was appointed Saemon-no-shōjō; he was handsome in bearing and skilled at mounted archery. When Sanetomo was granted the post of Udaijin, Minister of the Right, and the attendants were chosen for his ceremonial visit of thanks to the Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, Motoyuki petitioned: "Though I serve the shogunate, I have my name entered among the civil officials, and I have always feared being looked down on by the military officers. That I now meet with so great a ceremony may be called a chance of a thousand years. If you will include me among the armed escort, my descendants may for ever change their registry of service and become military retainers." Sanetomo permitted it. Motoyuki later shaved his head and took the Buddhist name Gyōa (Note: following the Azuma Kagami). Yukiyoshi was appointed Saemon-no-shōjō and Dewa-no-kami, Governor of Dewa. At the Miura-no-Yasumura rebellion he fought hard and earned merit. He shaved his head and took the Buddhist name Dōkū (Note: consulted the Azuma Kagami and the Kantō Hyōjōden). His great-grandson Sadafuji appears in the biography of Hōjō-no-Takatoki. Yukihisa was appointed Saemon-no-shōjō and Hitachi-no-suke, Assistant Governor of Hitachi, and took the Buddhist name Gyōnichi. Yukikata held in turn the posts of Shikibu-no-jō and Ōkura-no-shōyū, and became Hikitsuke-no-tō, Head of the Hikitsuke, and a Hyōjōshū (Note: following the Kantō Hyōjōden). Koreyuki was appointed Shikibu-no-shōjō (Note: following the Sonpi Bunmyaku).