Kawazu Sukeyasu

Kawazu Sukeyasu (河津 祐泰, died October 1176) was a samurai lord and gōzoku in Izu Province in the late Heian period. He was the eldest son of Itō Sukechika descending from the Kudō clan. He is the father of Soga Sukenari and Tokimune, who are known for the Revenge of the Soga Brothers.[1]

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawazu.
Kawazu Sukeyasu
河津祐泰
DiedOctober 1176
NationalityJapanese
Occupationsamurai lord
ChildrenSoga Sukenari
Soga Tokimune
Parent(s)

Life

Sukeyasu inherited the Kawazu Manor from his father, Itō Sukechika, and took the family name Kawazu from it. At the time, there was a dispute over the Itō Manor in Izu Province within the Kudō clan. The manor was ultimately inherited by his relative Kudō Suketsune, but dissatisfied with this, his father Sukechika took over the Itō Manor while Suketsune was in Kyoto. Sukechika also made his daughter, Mangō Gozen, who was married to Suketsune, divorce him.

The grave of Kawazu Sukeyasu in Itō, Shizuoka Prefecture

Suketsune had a deep grudge and ordered the assassination of Sukechika. In October 1176, a group of thugs attacked Sukechika and Sukeyasu, who were hunting in Okuno, Izu Province. The arrow shot at Sukechika missed, and hit Sukeyasu instead, killing him.[2][3]

At the time of Sukeyasu's death, his two young sons, Sukenari and Tokimune were four and two years old, respectively. Sukeyasu's widowed wife remarried to Soga Sukenobu, who became his sons' stepfather.[3] On June 28, 1193, during the hunting event of Fuji no Makigari, Sukenari and Tokimune revenged Suketsune and killed him. This incident became known as the Revenge of the Soga Brothers.[4]

Family

See also

References
  1. 大辞泉. 小学館. 1995. p. 河津祐泰.
  2. 曽我物語　岩波古典文学大系88. 岩波書店. 1966.
  3. Aoki, Akira (1987). Manabon Soga Monogatari 1 (真名本曾我物語 1). Japan: Heibonsha. p. 253. ISBN 9784582804683.
  4. Sakai, Koichi (2000). Soga Monogatari no shijitsu to kyokou (曽我物語の史実と虛構). Japan: Yoshikawa Koubunkan. pp. 117–118. ISBN 4-642-05507-X. OCLC 675757532.
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