Elucidation of the control of Monzeki by the royal court executive in early modern period

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13329
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03020:Japanese history-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Ishizu Hiroyuki 東京大学, 史料編纂所, 助教 (50812674)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 門跡 / 朝廷 / 宮門跡 / 摂家門跡 / 准門跡 / 肝煎 / 御世話人

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Monzeki is a high-ranking temple where the children of the emperor, imperial family,and the regent family enter , or the head of the temple. In early modern period, there were three types of Monzeki, depending on the origin of the head of the temple: Miya-monzeki, Sekke-monzeki, and Jun-monzeki. In this research, I tried to elucidate the specific image of the control that the executive of the Imperial Court,　such as Sessho, Kanpaku, and Buke Tenso, performed against such Monzeki in the early modern period. I clarified the line-up, term of office, and role of Kimoiri and Osewanin, the officials who acted as an intermediary between the regent and the monzeki. And I investigated the relationship between the involvement of the officials in the management of the monzeki and the involvement of the monzeki's biological father and adoptive father in the management of the monzeki. The analysis results were announced in the form of conference reports and papers.

Free Research Field

日本近世史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

門跡は朝廷の構成員であり、朝廷中枢による統制を受ける立場にあった。したがって、その統制の仕組みを解明することは、統制下にあった門跡の動向や存在形態を理解するうえで不可欠の作業である。かかる作業に取り組んだ本研究は、門跡の動向や存在形態をめぐる研究を活性化させる呼び水となるはずである。また、当該の統制を支えた役人である肝煎・御世話人は近世を通じて朝廷内で整備されていった職制の一つであり、両役人の実態を多角的な観点から究明した本研究は、上述した門跡の動向や存在形態の解明のみならず、近世朝廷の職制史研究の進展にも寄与するものである。