Presiding Governor of Ezo
The Presiding Governor of Ezo (Japanese: 蝦夷管領) was a Kamakura-period title that is assumed to have overseen various associations on the island of Ezo (now Hokkaido).
Description
During the early Kamakura period, Ezo was an exile destination for criminals, thus it can be assumed that the job of the Presiding Governor was to account for and monitor these criminals. It is also assumed the Presiding Governor managed trade in Ezo.
In the 5th year of the Kempo period (1217), when Hojo Yoshitoki became shogun, the Ando clan was appointed as the Presiding Governor of Ezo, and the governor's office was located in Tosaminato. However, others speculate that the Ando clan was only a substitute for the tokusō of the Hojo clan; while the Hojo clan were entrusted with the duties of the presiding governor, and the Ando were only traders. It is believed that the proceeds of the Ezo-Japan trade were collected and paid to the Hojo tokusō.[1]
Following the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, the Ando (安藤) clan changed its name to Ando (安東) and became the real rulers of Ezo under the late Muromachi period.
References
- ↑ Mineo, Kaiho (1996). History of Ezo. Kodansha. ISBN 4062580691. Search this book on
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