The Development of Castles by the Tsugaru Clan as Seen Through Written Records and Archaeological Relics

本次研究的目的是，通过对文字记录和实物文物的考察，阐明从16世纪下半叶结束的分裂和内战时期开始，在津加鲁氏族（最初被称为大乎拉氏族）统治下，津加鲁地区建造的城堡的建立和发展。在不同的时期，各种各样的城堡，包括Tanesato城堡、Ohura城堡、Horikoshi城堡、hiroaki城堡，被用作津丸族的据点。我们不是简单地将每个城堡视为一个单独的实体，而是试图澄清它们之间的连续性和不连续性，以了解它们的历史发展阶段和特点。通过对比研究书面通信和记录、绘画、陶器和其他考古出土的文物，我们能够将每座城堡置于其适当的历史背景中。我们在以下提到的文章和出版物中介绍了我们的研究结果。具体而言，在江户时代的广崎封建政府文件和图纸中，我们特别通过积极调查实际材料，对包含津加鲁城堡肖像的《广崎Narabini Kingo no Ongezu》和《Tenna Kakiage-ezu》进行了验证。通过全面查阅这些参考资料，我们得以调查这些图纸的历史背景和用途，以及它们被储存和流传的方式，以及其他方面。此外，我们考虑了在遗址中发现的人工制品证明的Tanesato， Ohura和Horikoshi城堡之间的联系，并根据考古发现和图纸研究了Kamegaoka城堡的历史背景，以及讨论了与弘崎家族统治初期新稻田开发的关系。有关我们的研究结果，请参阅3月出版的《从文字记录和考古遗迹看津加鲁族城堡的发展》。少

The objective of the current study was to, through the examination of written records and physical relics, elucidate the establishment and development of the castles that were built in the Tsugaru region under the reign of the Tsugaru Clan (originally known as the Ohura Clan) from the waning days of the period of disunity and civil wars that came to an end in the latter half of the 16th century.During different periods, various castles including Tanesato Castle, Ohura Castle, Horikoshi Castle, and Hirosaki Castle, were used as strongholds of the Tsugaru Clan. Rather than looking at each castle as simply an individual entity, We tried to clarify the continuities and discontinuities among them in order to understand their historical stages of development and particular characteristics. We were able to place each castle in its proper historical context through comparative study of written correspondence and records, drawings and paintings, and pottery and other artifacts from archaeologic … More al excavations of castle sites. We have presented our findings in the below-mentioned articles and publications.Specifically, among the Hirosaki feudal government documents and drawings dating from the Edo Period, we especially performed verification through active investigation of actual materials in the cases of the Hirosaki Narabini Kingo no Ongezu [Drawings of Hirosaki and Environs] and Tenna Kakiage-ezu [Tenna Drawings], which contain portrayals of the Tsugaru castles. With full access to these reference materials, we were able to investigate the historical backgrounds and purposes of the drawings, the manner in which they were stored and handed down, and other aspects.In addition, we considered the connections between the Tanesato, Ohura, and Horikoshi castles, as evidenced by artifacts found at those sites, and researched the historical context of Kamegaoka Castle based on archaeological findings and drawings, as well as discuss the relationship with the development of new rice fields in the early days of the Hirosaki Clan reign.For details of our research findings, please see The Development of Castles by the Tsugaru Clan as Seen Through Written Records and Archaeological Relics, published in March. Less