Hatakeyama Shigeyasu

nihongo|Hatakeyama Rokurō Shigeyasu|畠山六郎重保 was a Kamakura period warrior who fell victim of political intrigue in 1205. The grave under a "tabu no ki" tree near the Yuigahama end of Wakamiya Ōji Avenue in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and next to Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū's first torii (Ichi no Torii) is traditionally supposed to be his. The relationship between the grave and Hatakeyama Shigeyasu is, the traditional attribution notwithstanding, unclearKamiya (2008:223-225)] . The reasons for the attribution are probably that it lies within the former Hatakeyama estate, and that Shigeyasu is known to have been killed in battle by Hōjō soldiery in Yuigahama [Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei] .

Next to the "hōkyōintō" stands a black stele (on the left in the photo) erected in the 1920 which explains the circumstances of his death. Its text says [Original Japanese text available [http://www.kcn-net.org/sisekihi/hatakeyama2.htm here] ] :

Hatakeyama Shigeyasu's residence
Hatakeyama Shigeyasu was Hatakeyama Shigetada's eldest son. He had had a quarrel with Hiraga Tomomasa, who was Hōjō Tokimasa's son-in-law. Tomomasa hadn't forgotten the fact and so spoke to Tokimasa against both the Hatakeyama. Tokimasa himself hadn't forgotten how Shigetada had, following Minamoto no Yoritomo's will, tried to protect the shogun's son and heir Yoriie, and was looking for an excuse to kill them. Having received an order to that effect from shogun Sanetomo, he surrounded Shigeyasu's residence with his soldiers. Shigeyasu fought well, but in the end was killed. The day was June 22, 1205 [Old Japanese lunar calendar date. Gregorian date obtained directly from the original Nengō using [http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/geschichte-japans/nengo_calc.htm Nengocalc] : "July 10, 1205 (Genkyū 2, 22st day of the 6th month)"] , and this is where the residence stood. The day after, Shigetada himself was tricked into going to Musashinokuni's (a region in the north eastern part of Kanagawa) Futamatagawa, where he was killed.
Erected in March 1922 by the Kamakurachō Shōnendan

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* cite web
url=http://www.japanknowledge.com
title=Nihongo|Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei|日本歴史地名大係, online version
work= Hatakeyama Shigeyasu no Haka
publisher=Heibonsha
language=
accessdate=2008-09-18 ja icon
* cite book
last = Kamiya
first = Michinori
coauthors =
title = Fukaku Aruku - Kamakura Shiseki Sansaku Vol. 1
publisher = Kamakura Shunshūsha
date = 2008
location = Kamakura
language = Japanese
id = ISBN 4774003409ja icon
* [http://www.kcn-net.org/e_kama_history/yuigahama/yuigahama.htm Yuigahama] by the Kamakura Citizen's Net, accessed on September 21, 2008