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was a Tokugawa
Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains mystery....
 general and chief retainer at the end of the Sengoku
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 and start of the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
. He was the father of Aoyama Tadatoshi
Aoyama Tadatoshi

Aoyama Tadatoshi was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period....
, and the Aoyama
Aoyama, Tokyo

Aoyama is a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato, Tokyo. During the Edo Period, Aoyama was home to various temples, shrines, and samurai residences....
 region of Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km?....
 is named after him.

History
The Aoyama clan
Aoyama clan

The was a Japanese clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period. Its origins were in Kozuke Province; however, members of the family moved to Mikawa Province and served the Matsudaira clan ....
 were provincial lords of Dodo village, Nukata District
Nukata District, Aichi

Nukata is a districts of Japan located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After World War II, the district merged into the city of Okazaki, Aichi....
 in Mikawa Province
Mikawa Province

is an old provinces of Japan in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Mikawa bordered on Owari province, Mino province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces....
 (present Okazaki
Okazaki, Aichi

is a cities of Japan located in Aichi Prefecture on Honshu of Japan....
, Aichi
Aichi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tokai region of the Chubu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chukyo Metropolitan Area....
). Aoyama Tadakado, Tadanari's father, served both Matsudaira Hirotada
Matsudaira Hirotada

was the lord of Okazaki Castle in Mikawa province, Japan during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. He is best known for being the father of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate....
 and Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
, and thus Tadanari served near Ieyasu since he was young. In 1572, his father died in battle with Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen

of Shinano Province and Kai Provinces, was a preeminent daimyo or feudal lord with military prestige who sought for the control of Japan in the late stage of Sengoku period or "warring states" period....
 and Tadanari inherited the estate.

Tadanari was highly trusted by Ieyasu, and in 1585 he commanded him to guard his son Hidetada
Tokugawa Hidetada

was the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa bakufu....
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was a Tokugawa
Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains mystery....
 general and chief retainer at the end of the Sengoku
Sengoku period

The was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century....
 and start of the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
. He was the father of Aoyama Tadatoshi
Aoyama Tadatoshi

Aoyama Tadatoshi was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period....
, and the Aoyama
Aoyama, Tokyo

Aoyama is a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato, Tokyo. During the Edo Period, Aoyama was home to various temples, shrines, and samurai residences....
 region of Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km?....
 is named after him.

History


The Aoyama clan
Aoyama clan

The was a Japanese clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period. Its origins were in Kozuke Province; however, members of the family moved to Mikawa Province and served the Matsudaira clan ....
 were provincial lords of Dodo village, Nukata District
Nukata District, Aichi

Nukata is a districts of Japan located in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After World War II, the district merged into the city of Okazaki, Aichi....
 in Mikawa Province
Mikawa Province

is an old provinces of Japan in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. Mikawa bordered on Owari province, Mino province, Shinano province, and Totomi Province provinces....
 (present Okazaki
Okazaki, Aichi

is a cities of Japan located in Aichi Prefecture on Honshu of Japan....
, Aichi
Aichi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tokai region of the Chubu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chukyo Metropolitan Area....
). Aoyama Tadakado, Tadanari's father, served both Matsudaira Hirotada
Matsudaira Hirotada

was the lord of Okazaki Castle in Mikawa province, Japan during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. He is best known for being the father of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate....
 and Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Japanese name|Tokugawa}} was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara  in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868....
, and thus Tadanari served near Ieyasu since he was young. In 1572, his father died in battle with Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen

of Shinano Province and Kai Provinces, was a preeminent daimyo or feudal lord with military prestige who sought for the control of Japan in the late stage of Sengoku period or "warring states" period....
 and Tadanari inherited the estate.

Tadanari was highly trusted by Ieyasu, and in 1585 he commanded him to guard his son Hidetada
Tokugawa Hidetada

was the second shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa bakufu....
. In 1588, Tadanari accompanied Hidetada to the capital
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 where he was granted Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade of Hitachi Province
Hitachi Province

Hitachi was an old provinces of Japan of Japan which bordered on Iwashiro province, Iwaki province, Shimousa province, and Shimotsuke provinces....
 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, after Hideyoshi's castle....
. In 1590 Ieyasu relocates to Kanto
Kanto region

The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region encompasses seven Prefectures of Japan which overlaps the Greater Tokyo Area: Gunma Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo, Chiba Prefecture, and Kanagawa Prefecture....
 and promotes Tadanari to magistrate
Bugyo

, often translated as "commissioner" or "magistrate" or "governor," was a title assigned to government officers in pre-modern Japan; other terms would be added to the title to describe more specifically a given commissioner's tasks or jurisdiction....
 of Edo
Edo

, literally: Headlands and bays-door, "estuary", ), also Romanization of Japanese as Yedo or Yeddo, is the Geographical renaming of the Capital of Japan Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868....
 with lands worth 5,000 koku
Koku

The is a unit of volume in Japan, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres....
 (increased by 2,000 koku in 1593). His estates centered on Harajuku
Harajuku

Harajuku is the common name for the area around Harajuku Station on the Yamanote Line in the Shibuya, Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. Harajuku is known for the patrons that visit the area every Sunday....
 village and extended from part of Akasaka
Akasaka, Tokyo

Akasaka is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatacho, Tokyo and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....
 to Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km?....
. Present day Aoyama
Aoyama, Tokyo

Aoyama is a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato, Tokyo. During the Edo Period, Aoyama was home to various temples, shrines, and samurai residences....
 is so named because one of Tadanari's mansions was located there.

In 1600, Tadanari joined Hidetada's army at the Battle of Sekigahara
Battle of Sekigahara

The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Though it would take three more years for Ieyasu to consolidate his position of power over the Toyotomi clan and the daimyo, Sekigahara is widely considered to be the unofficial beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate,...
 and obtained 15,000 koku of lands between Kazusa Province
Kazusa Province

Kazusa was an Provinces of Japan in the area of the Boso Peninsula of Honshu that is today the central part of Chiba prefecture. Kazusa bordered on Awa Province and Shimousa Provinces....
 and Shimosa Province. In addition to being the Edo magistrate, he also served as the general magistrate for the entire Kanto region. After the start of the Edo shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the , and the , was a feudalism regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family....
, he was heavily involved in shogunate policy along with Honda Masanobu
Honda Masanobu

was a commander and daimyo in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period and Edo periods.In 1563, when an uprising against Ieyasu occurred in Mikawa Province, Masanobu took the side of the peasants against Ieyasu....
 and Naito Kiyonari. Along with Naito in 1606, he is temporarily sentenced to house arrest but is soon pardoned.