Inaba clan
Encyclopedia
The were a samurai
kin group which rose to prominence during the Sengoku
and Edo
periods. In the Edo period, the Inaba were identified as one of the fudai
or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan
, in contrast with the tozama
("outsider clans").
Inaba clan originated in 16th century Mino Province
. They claim descent from Kōno Michitaka (d. 1374), who claimed descent from Emperor Kammu (736–805).
, a Buddhist temple in Edo
, was considered the family temple of various clans, including the main branch of the Inaba clan.
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
kin group which rose to prominence during the Sengoku
Sengoku period
The or Warring States period in Japanese history was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. The name "Sengoku" was adopted by Japanese historians in reference...
and Edo
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
periods. In the Edo period, the Inaba were identified as one of the fudai
Fudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan
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 a mystery.-History:...
, in contrast with the tozama
Tozama
A ' was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period.-Edo period:...
("outsider clans").
Clan branches
The fudaiFudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
Inaba clan originated in 16th century Mino Province
Mino Province
, one of the old provinces of Japan, encompassed part of modern-day Gifu Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mino Province bordered Echizen, Hida, Ise, Mikawa, Ōmi, Owari, and Shinano Provinces....
. They claim descent from Kōno Michitaka (d. 1374), who claimed descent from Emperor Kammu (736–805).
- The senior branch of the Inaba are descended from Inaba Sadamichi (1551–1606), who was raised in rank by Oda NobunagaOda Nobunagawas the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
in 1564. He was established in 1585 at Hachiman Domain (40,000 kokuKokuThe is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
) in Mino Province. In 1600, he and his heirs were installed at Usuki Domain (56,000 koku) in Bungo ProvinceBungo Provincewas a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū in the area of Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Buzen Province. Bungo bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces.-History:...
, and his descendants remained in the same place until the Meiji RestorationMeiji RestorationThe , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
in 1868. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" (伯爵 hakushaku) in the Meiji period.
- A cadet branch descended from Inaba MasanariInaba Masanari, sometimes known as Mino-no-kami, was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. He served the Oda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa clans, and became a daimyo in the early Edo period....
(+1628), who fought in the armies of Nobunaga and then Hashiba Hideyoshi. This branch of the Inaba was created in 1588. In 1619, he was granted the han of Itoigawa (25,000 koku) in Echigo ProvinceEchigo Provincewas an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It was sometimes called , with Echizen and Etchū Provinces. Today the area is part of Niigata Prefecture, which also includes the island which was the old Sado Province. This province was the northernmost part of the...
; then, in 1627, his holding was transferred to Mōka Domain (65,000 koku) in Shimotsuke ProvinceShimotsuke Provinceis an old province of Japan in the area of Tochigi Prefecture in the Kanto region. It was sometimes called or .The ancient capital of the province was near the city of Tochigi, but in feudal times the main center of the province was near the modern capital, Utsunomiya.-History:Different parts of...
. His descendants resided successively at Odawara DomainOdawara Domainwas a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in western Sagami Province. It was centered on Odawara Castle in what is now the city of Odawara.-History:...
(105,000 koku) in Sagami ProvinceSagami Provincewas an old province in the area that is today the central and western Kanagawa prefecture. It was sometimes called . Sagami bordered on Izu, Musashi, Suruga provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Sagami Bay...
from 1632 through 1685, at Takata Domain in Echigo province from 1685 through 1701, and at Sakura DomainSakura Domainwas a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Shimōsa Province , Japan. It was centered on Sakura Castle in what is now part of the city of Sakura...
in Shimōsa Province from 1701 through 1723. Masanari's heirs settled at Yodo DomainYodo DomainThe ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, and the only domain located in Yamashiro Province. Its castle was located within modern-day Fushimi, Kyoto....
(115,000 koku) in Yamashiro provinceYamashiro Provincewas a province of Japan, located in Kinai. It overlaps the southern part of modern Kyoto Prefecture on Honshū. Aliases include , the rare , and . It is classified as an upper province in the Engishiki....
from 1723 through 1868. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" in the Meiji period.
- Another cadet branch of the Inaba clan was created in 1781. From 1785 through 1868, this branch of the clan continued to live at Tateyama DomainTateyama Domainwas a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Awa Province , Japan. It was centered on Tateyama Castle in what is now the city of Tateyama, Chiba.-History:...
(10,000 koku) in Awa ProvinceAwa Province (Chiba)was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture. It lies on the tip of the Boso Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or...
. The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "viscount" in the Meiji period.
Clan temple
Tōzen-jiTozen-ji
Tōzen-ji is a temple in Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It belongs to the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism which has its headquarters at Myoshin-ji in Kyoto.In 1610, Ryonan-zenji founded it at Akasaka and in 1636 it was relocated to its present location...
, a Buddhist temple in Edo
Edo
, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868...
, was considered the family temple of various clans, including the main branch of the Inaba clan.
Notable members
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- Inaba Sadamichi (稲葉貞道, 1551–1606)
- Inaba MasanariInaba Masanari, sometimes known as Mino-no-kami, was a Japanese samurai of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. He served the Oda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa clans, and became a daimyo in the early Edo period....
(1571–October 14, 1628) - Inaba MasamichiInaba Masamichiwas a daimyō of Odawara Domain in Sagami Province in early-Edo period Japan. He was later transferred to Takada Domain in Echigo Province, and then to Sakura Domain in Shimōsa Province...
(1623–1696), 8th Kyoto shoshidaiKyoto ShoshidaiThe was an important administrative and political office in the early modern government of Japan. However, the significance and effectiveness of the office is credited to the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, who developed these initial creations as bureaucratic elements in a consistent and...
. - Inaba MasanobuInaba Masanobuwas a daimyo in early 19th-century Japan during the Edo period. Masanobu's family was descended from Masanari, a younger son of Konō Michitaka, daimyō from Mino province who had been a vassal of Oda Nobunaga and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi...
(1749–1806), 34th Kyoto shoshidai. - Inaba MasakuniInaba Masakuniwas a Japanese daimyo of the late-Edo period.In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans....
(1834–1898), 55th Kyoto shoshidai.
Further reading
- Appert, Georges and H. Kinoshita. (1888). Ancien Japon. Tokyo: Imprimerie Kokubunsha.
- Cortazzi, Hugh. (2000). Collected Writings of Sir Hugh Cortazzi, Vol. II. London: RoutledgeRoutledgeRoutledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
. 10-ISBN 1-873-41092-1 - Hank, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
. 10-ISBN 0-195-08137-4; 13-ISBN 978-0-195-08137-4 (cloth) - Meyer, Eva-Maria. (1999). Japans Kaiserhof in de Edo-Zeit: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Jahre 1846 bis 1867. Münster: Tagenbuch. ISBN 3-8258-3939-7
- Papinot, Jacques Edmund Joseph. (1906) Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du japon. Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha...Click link for digitized 1906 Nobiliaire du japon (2003)
- Sasaki, Suguru. (2002). Boshin sensō: haisha no Meiji ishin. Tokyo: Chūōkōron-shinsha.
External links
- National Diet LibraryNational Diet LibraryThe is the only national library in Japan. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the U.S...
: NDL call number: YDM23880, photo of Edo residence of Yodo (Inaba) clan