| Project/Area Number |
17530404
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Konan Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUBOUCHI Yoshihiro Konan Women's University, Faculty of Letters, Professor (00027583)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,740,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
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| Keywords | Brother-relations / quarrels between brothers / succession / quarrels amone kin-members / historical sociology |
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| Research Abstract |
The research project aims to investigate the disaccord appeared among the brothers from historical or global points of view.
Cases of disaccord or quarrels among brothers were picked up from the historical records and documents focusing on the Edo period, and Pre-Edo periods in Japan. Genealogical records of the feudal lords were collected, and the issues were classified and compiled as a database. Not only the disaccord cases among the brothers but also the disaccord eases between father and sons, and the ones among the kin-members were added in the data-base to enable an comparative analysis from wider perspectives.
In Edo-period, Shogun or the Edo-government seems to have played the role of as supervisor and negotiator, and functioned effectively to suppress or minimize a possible occurrence of succession issues among the subordinates or the feudal lords. Quarrels among the brothers or among the kin-members were thus suppressed to appear as an overt action. In addition to the above-mentioned situation, established primogeniture system offered less opportunity for the younger brother to claim themselves. The preceding periods, i.e. Kamakura, Muromachi, and Sengoku were characterized by the lack of effective central authority and more flexible succession/inheritance system. The common phase was observed in Southeast Asia. The data for the sultans or rajas in the Malay Peninsula and the surroundings were collected and analyzed on this assumption.
The data collected were described and analyzed on the common style and published in an intermediate report.
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