The Discursive Formation and Background of the Genealogy of the Ando Clan of Akita(<Special Issue>The Medieval Bridge between the Past and the Future)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the formation and background of the genealogy of the Ando clan of Akita, a local samurai family of late medieval times. Although it is very difficult to trace the precise date of its origin, the history of the clan must have started to be chronicled in the mid-fifteenth century. Indeed, it can be endorsed by their claim on Tsugaru and Akita in the chronicle, for it is at this period that the Ando clan fought against the Nanbu clan over the rule of the regions. Here I will also point out that the editorial work of the chronicle was conducted in the geographical network of Kyoto, Hagaji Temple, and Akita.