<Articles>The Abe Clan 阿倍氏 during the Time of the Court of the Emperor Kogyoku 皇極朝 : The Historical Background of the Coup d'Etat of 645 (乙巳の変)

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  • <論説>皇極朝の阿倍氏 : 乙巳の変の歴史的前提
  • 皇極朝の阿倍氏--乙巳の変の歴史的前提
  • コウギョクチョウ ノ アベ シ イッシ ノ ヘン ノ レキシテキ ゼンテイ

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This paper investigates the political processes behind the coup d'etat of 645 through an analysis of the activities of the Abe clan. In the first section, the differences between the descriptions of the actual passage of events in the coup d'etat of 645 in the Nihon shoki 日本書紀 and the Toshikaden Jo 藤氏家伝上 aye examined. It is clear that the description of events in the Nihon shoki has been reordered by its compilers, and that the description in the Toshikaden jo of the withdrawal of Nakatomi Kamatari 中臣鎌足 from Settsu Mishima 摂津三嶋, his siding with Princes Karu 軽皇子 and Naka Oe 中大兄, and the rise of the Kogyoku court prior to the demise of the house of Joguo 上宮王家 (Prince Shotoku) should be retied upon. In the second section, I have examined the location of the palace of Prince Karu 軽皇子の宮 as described in the Nihon shoki and the Toshikaden jo. It was located in Settsu Mishima, as was the estate of Kamatari, and it may be surmised that it was established with the support of the Abe clan who would likely have provided the land as they were related by marriage to the Prince. As a result of the analysis, I have been able to confirm the strong connection between Prince Karu and the Abe clan. In the third chapter, I have attempted to focus on the political movements of Abeuchi Maro 阿倍内麻呂, who was the Minister of the Left in the Taika era, and the virtual head of the Abe clan. From the descriptions in the Nihon shoki, Abeuchi Maro was intimately connected with the Soga clan. But, on the basis of the findings in the previous section, it can be understood that the relationship changed for the worse in the early stage of the Kogyoku court when Kamatari approached Prince Karu. Therefore, it has become clear that Nakatomi Kamatari did actually side with Prince Karu, who was closely related the Abe clan. From the description in the Nihon shoki, we know that Abeuchi Maro was an influential statesman even prior to the reign of Emperor Jomei 舒明天皇. (140) Because such a person openly opposed the Soga clan, we can assume that the Soga clan was in political isolation at the early stage of the Kogyok court.

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  • 史林

    史林 87 (1), 104-130, 2004-01-01

    THE SHIGAKU KENKYUKAI (The Society of Historical Research), Kyoto University

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