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(March 26, 1596 – December 3, 1667) Japanese daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 of the early 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....
, the son of Ogasawara Hidemasa (1569-1615).

Following the deaths of his father and elder brother in the Osaka Summer Campaign, his holdings were transferred from Akashi Domain
Akashi Domain

The was a Han of Japan. It occupied Akashi District and surroundings in Harima Province. Fudai and Shinpan daimyo were assigned, and frequently reassigned, to Akashi....
 (100,000 koku) in Harima Province
Harima Province

or Banshu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province provinces....
 to the Kokura domain
Kokura Domain

The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered what is now the city of Kokura, in Kyushu. In the late Edo period, it was also called "Kawara-han" and then "Toyotsu-han" ....
 (150,000 koku) Buzen Province
Buzen Province

Buzen was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in northern Kyushu, which bordered on Bungo province and Chikuzen provinces. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, including some northern districts of Oita Prefecture....
.

Famed as the lord who employed Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a Japanese people swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style....
's adopted son Iori, Tadazane took part in the Shogunate's campaign to quell the Shimabara Rebellion
Shimabara Rebellion

The was an rebellion largely involving Japanese peasants, most of them Christianity, in 1637?1638 during the Edo period. It was also one of only a handful of instances of serious unrest during the relatively peaceful period of the Tokugawa shogunate's rule....
, where the Kokura forces assisted in the execution of survivors of the rebel force, predominantly Christians.

Tadazane's son Tadataka succeeded him.






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(March 26, 1596 – December 3, 1667) Japanese daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 of the early 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....
, the son of Ogasawara Hidemasa (1569-1615).

Following the deaths of his father and elder brother in the Osaka Summer Campaign, his holdings were transferred from Akashi Domain
Akashi Domain

The was a Han of Japan. It occupied Akashi District and surroundings in Harima Province. Fudai and Shinpan daimyo were assigned, and frequently reassigned, to Akashi....
 (100,000 koku) in Harima Province
Harima Province

or Banshu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province provinces....
 to the Kokura domain
Kokura Domain

The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered what is now the city of Kokura, in Kyushu. In the late Edo period, it was also called "Kawara-han" and then "Toyotsu-han" ....
 (150,000 koku) Buzen Province
Buzen Province

Buzen was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in northern Kyushu, which bordered on Bungo province and Chikuzen provinces. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, including some northern districts of Oita Prefecture....
.

Famed as the lord who employed Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a Japanese people swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style....
's adopted son Iori, Tadazane took part in the Shogunate's campaign to quell the Shimabara Rebellion
Shimabara Rebellion

The was an rebellion largely involving Japanese peasants, most of them Christianity, in 1637?1638 during the Edo period. It was also one of only a handful of instances of serious unrest during the relatively peaceful period of the Tokugawa shogunate's rule....
, where the Kokura forces assisted in the execution of survivors of the rebel force, predominantly Christians.

Tadazane's son Tadataka succeeded him. Other children included Nagayasu, Naganobu, Sanekata, and three daughters (one of them adopted from the Hachisuka clan
Hachisuka clan

The are descendants of Emperor Seiwa and are a branch of the Ashikaga clan and the Shiba clan .Ashikaga Ieuji , son of Ashikaga Yasuuji was the first who adopted the name of Shiba....
 of Tokushima-han
Tokushima Domain

The was a Japanese Han of the Edo period, located in Awa Province and Awaji Province in Shikoku. Ruled by the Hachisuka clan family, it was rated at an income of 256,000 koku....
).

During the Edo period, the Ogasawara were identified as one of the fudai
Fudai

was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration....
 or insider daimyo clans which were hereditary vassels or allies of the Tokdugawa, 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....
 or outsider clans.

Ogasawara clan genealogy

Tadazane was part of the senior branch of the Ogasawara.

The fudai Ogasawara clan
Ogasawara clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan descended from the Seiwa Genji. The Ogasawara acted as shugo of Shinano province in the medieval period , and as daimyo of territories on Kyushu during the Edo period ....
 originated in 12th century Shinano province
Shinano Province

is an old provinces of Japan of Japan that is now present day Nagano Prefecture. Its abbreviation is Shinshu .Shinano bordered on Echigo Province, Etchu Province, Hida Province, Kai Province, Kozuke Province, Mikawa Province, Mino Province, Musashi Province, Suruga Province, and Totomi Province provinces....
. They claim descent from Takeda Yoshikiyo and the Seiwa-Genji. Broadly, there are two genaological lines of the Ogasawara, the Matsuo
Matsuo

is a Japanese name name:...
 and the Fukashi, each of which identify places in Shinano. The Matsuo line gave rise to the Ogasawara of Echizen, and the Fukashi line is ultimately established at the Ogasawara of Bunzen.

The great grandson of Yoshikiyo, Nagakiyo, was the first to take the name Ogasawara. The area controlled by his descendants grew to encompass the entire province of Shinano.

Nagakiyo's grandson, Ogawawara Hidemasa (1569–1615), served Ieyasu; and in 1590, Hidemasa received Koga Domain
Koga Domain

The was a Japanese Han of the Edo period, located in Shimosa Province . The first lord of Koga was Ogasawara Hidemasa, who was granted it as a fief following Tokugawa Ieyasu's move to the Kanto region....
 (20,000 koku) in Shimosa province. In 1601, Ieyasu transferred Hidemasa to Iida Domain (50,000 koku) in Shinano; then, in 1613, he was able to return to the home of his forebears, Fukashi Castle
Matsumoto Castle

, also known as Fukashi Castle, is a flatland castle and one of Japan's historic Japanese castle. Located in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano, in Nagano Prefecture, it is within easy reach of Tokyo, making it popular with tourists from Japan and other countries....
 (80,000 koku), now known as Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle

, also known as Fukashi Castle, is a flatland castle and one of Japan's historic Japanese castle. Located in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano, in Nagano Prefecture, it is within easy reach of Tokyo, making it popular with tourists from Japan and other countries....
.

Tadazane's branch of the Ogasawara were daimyo
Daimyo

The were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. The term derives from a shortening of the title , which literally means "great named land" and originally simply referred to the owner of a large estate....
 at Fukashi; then, in 1617, the holdings of his clan line were transferred to Akashi Domain
Akashi Domain

The was a Han of Japan. It occupied Akashi District and surroundings in Harima Province. Fudai and Shinpan daimyo were assigned, and frequently reassigned, to Akashi....
 (120,000 koku) in Harima province
Harima Province

or Banshu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. Harima bordered on Tajima Province, Tamba Province, Settsu Province, Bizen Province, and Mimasaka Province provinces....
. The years spanning 1632 through 1868, the descendants of this branch of the Ogasawara were daimyo at Kokura Domain
Kokura Domain

The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered what is now the city of Kokura, in Kyushu. In the late Edo period, it was also called "Kawara-han" and then "Toyotsu-han" ....
 (150,000 koku) in Buzen province
Buzen Province

Buzen was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in northern Kyushu, which bordered on Bungo province and Chikuzen provinces. Today the area is the eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, including some northern districts of Oita Prefecture....
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The head of this clan line was ennobled as a "Count" in 1884.

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